Published November 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Surface displacement measured by beam distortion detection technique: Application to picosecond ultrasonics

  • 1. Laboratoire de Mecanique Physique, UMR CNRS 5469, Universite Bordeaux 1, 351 Cours de la Liberation, 33405 Talence (France)

Description

A sensitive technique of surface displacement measurement without interferometry is proposed for the goals of picosecond ultrasonics. Simple description of detection mechanism is provided on the basis of paraxial approximation of light diffraction. Test experiments with gold and tungsten layers have been performed and analyzed. The efficiency of the technique is compared with interferometry and reflectometry methods

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Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 114901-114901.5
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINAK

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(c) 2006 American Institute of Physics