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ArticlePhotoacoustics2023

Experimental and numerical study of Conoscopic Interferometry sensitivity for optimal acoustic pulse detection in ultrafast acoustics.

Martin Robin, Ruben Guis, Mustafa Umit Arabul, Zili Zhou, Nitesh Pandey, Gerard J Verbiest

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Article in Photoacoustics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin RobinDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, Delft, 2628CD, Netherlands.
Ruben GuisDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, Delft, 2628CD, Netherlands.
Mustafa Umit ArabulASML Netherlands B.V., De Run 6501, Veldhoven, 5504DR, Netherlands.
Zili ZhouASML Netherlands B.V., De Run 6501, Veldhoven, 5504DR, Netherlands.
Nitesh PandeyASML Netherlands B.V., De Run 6501, Veldhoven, 5504DR, Netherlands.
Gerard J VerbiestDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, Delft, 2628CD, Netherlands.
ASML (Netherlands) · NLDelft University of Technology · NL

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Abstract

Conoscopic interferometry is a promising detection technique for ultrafast acoustics. By focusing a probe beam through a birefringent crystal before passing it through a polarizer, conoscopic interferences sculpt the spatial profile of the beam. The use of these patterns for acoustic wave detection revealed a higher detection sensitivity over existing techniques, such as reflectometry and beam distortion detection. However, the physical origin of the increased sensitivity is unknown. In this work, we present a model, describing the sensitivity behavior of conoscopic interferometry with respect to the quarter-wave plate orientation and the diaphragm aperture, which is validated experimentally. Using the model, we optimize the detection sensitivity of conoscopic interferometry. We obtain a maximal sensitivity of detection when placing the diaphragm edge on the dark fringes of the conoscopic interference patterns. In the configurations studied in this work, conoscopic interferometry can be 18 dB more sensitive to acoustic waves than beam distortion detection.

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Acoustic waves detectionBeam distortion detectionConoscopic interferometryPicosecond ultrasonicsReflectometry

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PMID36942302
PMCPMC10023987
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