Well-crystallized vanadium pentoxide V2O5 thin films are fabricated on MgO single crystal substrates by using pulsed-laser deposition technique. The linear optical transmission spectra are measured and found to be in a wavelength range from 300 to 800 nm; the data are used to determine the linear refractive index of the V2O5 films. The value of linear refractive index decreases with increasing wavelength, and the relationship can be well explained by Wemple’s theory. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of the films are determined by a single beam z-scan method at a wavelength of 532 nm. The results show that the prepared V2O5 films exhibit a fast third-order nonlinear optical response with nonlinear absorption coefficient and nonlinear refractive index of 2.13 × 10−10 m/W and 2.07 × 10−15 cm2/kW, respectively. The real and imaginary parts of the nonlinear susceptibility are determined to be 3.03 × 10−11 esu and 1.12 × 10−11 esu, respectively. The enhancement of the nonlinear optical properties is discussed.

The Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cell is a candidate next generation thin film solar cell. For the application of an absorption layer in solar cells, CZTS thin films were deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) at substrate temperature of 300˚C without post annealing process. Deposition time was carefully adjusted as the main experimental variable. Regardless of deposition time, single phase CZTS thin films are obtained with no existence of secondary phases. Irregularly-shaped grains are densely formed on the surface of CZTS thin films. With increasing deposition time, the grain size increases and the thickness of the CZTS thin films increases from 0.16 to 1μm. The variation of the surface morphology and thickness of the CZTS thin films depends on the deposition time. The stoichiometry of all CZTS thin films shows a Cu-rich and S-poor state. Sn content gradually increases as deposition time increases. Secondary ion mass spectrometry was carried out to evaluate the elemental depth distribution in CZTS thin films. The optimal deposition time to grow CZTS thin films is 150 min. In this study, we show the effect of deposition time on the structural properties of CZTS thin film deposited on soda lime glass (SLG) substrate using PLD. We present a comprehensive evaluation of CZTS thin films.

The aim of this study is to assess a looseness in a bolt being utilized for connecting components of a structural elements with the help of an Nd:YAG pulsed laser scanning system. Ultrasonic wave propagation imaging (UWPI) of a waveform generated using laser light and recorded by AE sensor was first found. Filtering operation was performed to remove an incident wave. The energy in the reflected wave was further assessed to arrive at a result which indicates structural defect has appeared, i.e., bolt loosening.

본 연구에서는 레이저 가진을 이용한 초음파 전파 영상 기반 배관 비파괴 검사에 관해 다룬다. 손상의 영상화를 위해 갈바노미터 기반레이저 미러 스캐너와 Q-Switch Nd: YAG 레이저 시스템을 사용하였다. 레이저 시스템을 가진원으로 사용하면 빠른 속도로 비접촉 초음파 가진이 가능하며, 온도의 변화가 급격한 환경이나 유해 물질이 포함된 환경에서도 대상 구조물의 원거리 가진이 가능하다. 또한 공간해상도가 높으며, 입사각이 넓어 표면 형상이 복잡한 대상 구조물도 가진이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 레이저 시스템으로부터 생성된유도 초음파를 단일 PZT 센서를 사용하여 계측하고, 계측된 신호는 레이저 가진점에 해당하는 좌표점에 나열함으로써 2차원 공간좌표 및시간축을 더한 초음파 전파 영상 생성을 위한 3차원 데이터를 구성한다. 이 데이터를 시간 축에 따라 연속적으로 반복 재생하면 초음파 전파 영상을 구할 수 있다. 이 때 웨이블릿 변환을 이용하여 계측 신호의 특정 주파수 성분을 추출해냄으로써 관찰하고자 하는 특정 유도 초음파 모드를 추출할 수 있다. 이러한 일련의 과정으로부터 획득한 초음파 전파 영상 데이터를 시간-공간 영역에서 주파수-wavenumber 영역으로 변환시켜줌으로써 손상 특성을 추출할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 손상의 진단 및 위치 추정을 위해 wavenumber 필터링 기술을 적용하였으며, 시스템 검증을 위해 다양한 배관구조물 Testbed를 대상으로 실험을 수행하였다.

A noncontact nondestructive testing(NDT) method is proposed to detect the damage of plate-like structures and to identify the location of the damage. To achieve this goal, a scanning laser source actuation technique is utilized to generate a guided wave and scans a specific area to find damage location more precisely. The ND: YAG pulsed laser is used to generate Lamb wave and a piezoelectric sensor are installed to measure the structural responses. The measured responses are analyzed using 3 dimensional Fourier transformation. The damage-sensitive features are extracted by wavenumber filtering based on the 3D FT. Then, flaw imaging techniques of a plate-like structure is conducted using the damage-sensitive features. Finally, the plates with notches are investigated to verify the effectiveness and the robustness of the proposed NDT approach.

In this study, a noncontact nondestructive testing (NDT) method is proposed to detect the fatigue crack and to identify the location of the damage. To achieve this goal, Lamb wave propagation of a plate-like structure is analyzed, which is induced by scanning laser source actuation system. The Lamb wave propagation is visualized and then damage is detected by wavenumber filtering method based on 3D FFT. Steel plates with fatigue cracks are investigated to verify the effectiveness and the robustness of the proposed NDT approach