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J Acoust Soc Am. 2019 Jan;145(1):EL97. doi: 10.1121/1.5087294.

Acoustic modal analysis of unique fused-silica fibers for passive non-destructive structural monitoring.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Zachary Hileman, Jiaji He, Daniel Homa, Anbo Wang, Gary Pickrell

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  1. Center for Photonics Technology, Virginia Tech, 460 Turner Street, Suite 303, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0287, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

PMID: 30710961 DOI: 10.1121/1.5087294

Abstract

The goal of non-destructive acoustic sensing is to passively monitor innate structural parameters such as temperature, strain, and pressure. Intended for use in harsh structural environments, a distributed acoustic sensing system has been created using a single mode, radiation hardened, fused-silica core rod and a high-resolution acoustic sensor. This study aims to enhance the capabilities of the acoustic sensor by manipulating the fused-silica core rod, geometrically, to induce and control additional acoustic reflections. Here, two geometries are demonstrated to markedly improve upon previous fiber designs and result in a consistent acoustic profile.

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