A calibration method for the laser heterodyne vibration measurement is described that includes generation of phase modulated signals simulating vibrations of various frequencies and amplitudes and construction of a calibration curve by making use of the measured relationship between the amplitude of the simulating signals and the output of the phase demodulator. The calibration curve for a general vibration that has its frequency components within the range from 100Hz to 30kHz, was obtained in the present experimental equipment. Validity of the calibration method was assured by the scanning laser heterodyne technique.
A scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer with capacitive aluminium mesh mirrors, which can roughly estimate the oscillation frequency of far-infrared (FIR) laser for its direct frequency measurement, has been developed. The mesh-mirror separation is measured by using a visible laser interferometer (He-Ne 633nm) of frings counting type which is associated with the FIR interferometer. Using the Fabry-Perot interferometer, wavelengths of three FIR oscillation lines have been measured for evaluating its measurement error. It has been found that uncertainties in the wavelength measurements are estimated to be less than ± 0.1μm. This vale is small enough to carry out the direct frequency measurement.
We have performed photoacoustic micro-imaging using a microphone detection technique. A microcomputer controlled photoacoustic imaging system is developed. A sample on a sensitive photoacoustic cell is scanned mechanically and photoacoustic signals generated by a focused laser beam are detected with a condenser microphone and a lock-in amplifier. The magnitude and the phase images of photoacoustic signal are displayed on a TV monitor. To obtain a clearer sub-surface image, digital image enhancement techniques are employed. Spatial resolution of the present photoacoustic microscope is 15μm. Some subsurface images and a power transistor image are presented.
Large single crystals of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) have been grown by temperature decrease method for the purpose of a frequency converter in laser fusion. The article describes how large and transparent KDP crystals (about 5cm×5cm×9cm) have been obtained and discusses how to grow much morelarge crystals.