13 February 2023 Laser multibeam differential interferometric sensor for acoustic detection of buried objects
Vyacheslav Aranchuk, Ina Aranchuk, Brian Carpenter, Craig Hickey
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Abstract

A laser multibeam differential interferometric sensor (LAMBDIS) was developed that provides measurement of vibration fields of objects with high sensitivity, while having low sensitivity to the whole-body motion of the object, or the sensor itself. The principle of operation of the LAMBDIS is based on the interference of light reflected from different points on the object surface illuminated with a linear array of laser beams. The Doppler shift induced by the sensor motion is approximately the same for all beams and is automatically subtracted from the measurements. The performance of the sensor for laser-acoustic detection of a buried object was experimentally investigated. The ability of LAMBDIS to detect buried objects from a moving vehicle has been demonstrated in field experiments.

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Vyacheslav Aranchuk, Ina Aranchuk, Brian Carpenter, and Craig Hickey "Laser multibeam differential interferometric sensor for acoustic detection of buried objects," Optical Engineering 62(2), 024103 (13 February 2023). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.62.2.024103
Received: 28 December 2022; Accepted: 25 January 2023; Published: 13 February 2023
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KEYWORDS
Vibration

Sensors

Doppler effect

Laser Doppler velocimetry

Object detection

Laser interferometry

Reflection

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