Laser ultrasonics

Laser ultrasonics

SRAS for materials characterisation	Spatially Resolved Acoustic Spectroscopy, it is a technique for mapping the surface acoustic wave velocity of a material.
NDE for AM	We are developing technologies for additive manufacturing to enable online inspection to montior material properties and presence of defects while the part is being constructed.
Cell Imaging Using Picosecond Ultrasonics	We have been developing an instrument for imaging the acoustic properties of living cells using high frequency ultrasound. We have taken the first images of living cells using the picosecond laser ultrasound technique
Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells	We have demonstrated that metallic nanostructures can be super-localised by measuring their acoustic vibrations
Exotic Ultrasonics for the real world	We have developed a custom CMOS linear array detector for picosecond ultrasound measurements. Performing many measurements in parallel allows us to dramatically reduce the time it takes to perform each measurement.
Cheap Optical Transducers	This is a new breed of ultrasonic transducers that are activated and read optically. CHOTs offer a range of advantages over the traditional contact transducers: remote, reliable, couplant free operation with low impact on the inspected structure, activated by light and eliminating the need of wires.
Nanoscale Ultrasonic Transducers	We have created new ultrasonic transducers operating at the nanoscale with frequencies in the gigahertz range and with wavelengths smaller than those of visible light. These will enable the diagnostic power of ultrasonics to be used at the nanoscale.
High frequency ultrasonics using optical fibres	We have developed ultrasonic transducers that sit on the tip of a hair-thin optical fibre, which can be used for endoscopic spectroscopy and imaging in biomedical and industrial settings.
Nanoparticle acoustic transducers	We are developing spherical acoustic transducers operating at the nanoscale with frequencies in the gigahertz range and with wavelengths smaller than those of visible light.