Evaluation and Imaging of Materials Using Picosecond Laser-Induced Ultrasonics
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 32 (5S), 2188
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.32.2188
Abstract
We have developed a novel microscopic method named laser-stimulated scattering microscopy for the nonde-structive evaluation of surface modification of materials. It is a kind of laser microscope based upon space- and time-resolved transient reflecting gratings.Keywords
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