An exciter (11, 12) induces an elastic wave in a test object by sequentially giving the object multiple kinds of vibrations having different frequencies. An illuminator (13, 14) performs stroboscopic illumination on a measurement area on the surface of the object. A displacement measurer (15) controls the timing of the stroboscopic illumination with respect to the phase of the elastic wave for each kind of vibration to perform a batch measurement of the displacements, in the off-plane direction of the surface, of the points within the measurement area at least at three different phases of the elastic wave, using speckle interferometry or speckle-shearing interferometry.

Methods and devices for additive manufacturing of workpieces are provided. For analysis during production, a test is carried out using a selected test method. The test results are compared with simulated test results derived during a simulation of the manufacturing and testing. The test may use one or more of a laser ultrasound test unit, an electronic laser speckle interferometry test unit, an infrared thermography test unit, or an x-ray test unit.

Photoacoustic targeting systems for intracellular recording. In one embodiment, the photoacoustic targeting system includes a light source, a micropipette electrode, an acoustic transducer, and a controller. The light source is configured to emit pulsed light. The micropipette electrode is configured to deliver the pulsed light to a target cell. The acoustic transducer is configured to receive photoacoustic signals generated due to optical absorption of light energy by the target cell. The controller is configured to determine a position of the micropipette electrode relative to the target cell based on the photoacoustic signals.

A photoacoustic measurement setup having an infrared radiator that is suitable for radiating broadband light with periodically modulated energy/intensity. The infrared radiator is configured to change an excitation spectra of a radiated broadband light, and a gas volume is heated by the radiated broadband light to generate an acoustic wave within the gas volume. The photoacoustic measurement setup also includes an acoustic sensor, which is suitable for measuring the acoustic wave generated in the gas volume.

The disclosure includes a system for photoacoustic inspection of an object. The system includes a broadband emission source configured to generate an emission beam, a direction apparatus including at least one spectrum splitter configured to split the emission beam into at least a first and a second component, the direction apparatus being configured to sequentially direct the respective components to N respective locations on the object at N times to generate N respective acoustic waves within the object. The N respective locations and N times are such that the respective N acoustic waves at least semi-constructively interfere to generate a respective propagating acoustic wave within the object. The system also includes a vibration sensing system configured to detect said respective propagating acoustic waves at a respective detection location on the object.

A defect inspection device (100) includes an excitation unit that excites an elastic wave, an irradiation unit (2) that applies laser lights, a measurement unit (3) that measures the interfered laser lights, and a control unit that acquires vibration state information which is information about a state of the elastic wave excited in an inspection target (P) for a plurality of frequencies by changing a frequency of excitation vibration caused by the excitation unit in order to excite the elastic wave in the inspection target (P), and extracts recommended frequencies (F) recommended for inspecting a defect of the inspection target (P) from among the plurality of frequencies based on the acquired vibration state information for the plurality of frequencies.

An inspection apparatus inspects a pressure vessel using laser ultrasound. The apparatus includes an oscillation device that oscillates an excitation laser for exciting the pressure vessel and a conduit to guide the excitation laser oscillated from the oscillation device to inside the pressure vessel. The conduit is inserted into the pressure vessel with one conduit end located inside the pressure vessel and an opposite end located outside the pressure vessel. The apparatus includes a reflector at one conduit end inside the pressure vessel to reflect the excitation laser guided by the conduit and a detector that detects ultrasonic waves generated in the pressure vessel by the excitation laser reflected by the reflector by oscillating a receiving laser from outside of the pressure vessel. At least the conduit, reflector, or detector moves to correct an optical path of the excitation laser or the receiving laser.

An apparatus for in-situ calibration of a photoacoustic sensor includes a measurement device configured to measure an electric signal at an IR emitter of the photoacoustic sensor, wherein the IR emitter generates an electromagnetic spectrum based on the electric signal; and a calibration unit including processing circuitry, configured to compare the electric signal with a comparison value to generate a comparison result used as calibration information. When performing the in-situ calibration, the calibration unit is configured to adjust the electric signal based on the calibration information, or the calibration unit is configured to process an output signal of the photoacoustic sensor based on the calibration information to obtain an adjusted output signal of the photoacoustic sensor.

A system for inspecting a structure includes a laser ultrasound device configured to direct laser light onto a surface of the structure that generates ultrasonic waves within the structure and to generate an array of ultrasound data representative of the ultrasonic waves. The system includes a robotic arm configured to move the laser light across the surface. The system includes a multiplex controller configured to trigger generation of the ultrasonic waves within the structure at an inspection location and to receive the array of ultrasound data for the inspection location. The system includes a computer system that includes a motion-control module configured to control movement of the laser light relative to the surface of the structure, a motion-tracking module configured determine when the laser light is at the inspection location, and an inspection module configured to process the array of ultrasound data to inspect the structure at the inspection location.

A fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system for detecting a red palm weevil (RPW) includes an optical fiber configured to be wrapped around a tree and a DAS box connected to the optical fiber. The DAS box includes a processing unit that is configured to receive a filtered Rayleigh signal reflected by the optical fiber, and run the filtered Rayleigh signal through a neural network system to determine a presence of the RPW in the tree.