Keywords
Hydrophone, Underwater acoustics, Instruments, Total internal reflection, Laser hydrophone, Acoustic field mapping, Sensitivity and frequency response, Experimental validation
Abstract
This report proposes a novel technique for measuring of acoustic fields in water. A Laser Hydrophone is proposed taking advantage of the properties of Total Internal Reflection. A theoretical analysis of the idea is presented followed by a prediction of the operating characteristics of an actual system. Actual data were taken with the proposed system and it is compared to the predicted.
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Graduation Date
1977
Advisor
Phillips, Ronald L.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Optical Communications
Format
Pages
72 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0012835
Subjects
Hydrophone; Underwater acoustics -- Instruments; Hydrophone--Design and construction; Underwater acoustics--Measurement; Underwater acoustics--Instruments; Laser interferometry; Acoustooptics--Technique
STARS Citation
Barnoske, Steven Kenneth, "A Laser Hydrophone" (1977). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 320.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/320
Contributor (Linked data)
Phillips, Ronald L., 1942- [VIAF]
Phillips, Ronald L., 1942- [LC]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
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