LASER 06/2019
Akustische Überwachung für die Lasermaterialbearbeitung (German)
Authors: Contents:- Contact-free monitoring of laser welding, cutting and structuring
- Real-time determination of ideal focus position and unwanted zinc contamination
Publications
Proceedings of DAGA 2019 Rostock
Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Inspection of Fiber-Reinforced Plates Using an Optical Microphone
Authors: Contents:- Inspection of fiber-reinforced plates with the optical microphone and classical air-coupled ultrasound devices
- Result: the XARION technology shows a better spatial resolution than state-of-the-art piezoelectic receivers
Ceramic Industry 02/2019
Non-Contact Ultrasound Diagnostics for the Ceramic Industry
Authors: Contents:- Detection of tiny cracks in ceramic workpieces with the help of XARION's optical microphone
- Monitoring of acoustic emissions without the need for physically contacting the workpiece
Composite Structures 12/2018
Impact damage assessment in biocomposites by micro-CT and innovative air-coupled detection of laser-generated ultrasound
Authors: Contents:- Joint publication of XARION, Airbus Operations S.A.S, Università di Roma and CNRS-ENSMA
- Superior inspection resolution was achieved with the optical microphone and laser-based excitation
Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik 11/2018
Development of an innovative measurement system for audible noise monitoring of overhead lines
Authors: Contents:- Audible noise monitoring of overhead lines with XARION's optical microphone
- Operation in proximity of high electric fields without interferences
Opto-Electric Engineering 09/2018
Optical fiber acoustic sensors (Chinese)
Authors: Contents:- Paper is only available in Chinese. Download a spelling dictionary pack if you are having trouble displaying the paper
- Different acoustic sensor technologies were compared
- XARION's sensor technology displayed its strengths with enormous bandwidth and sensitivity
Structual Control Health Monitoring Journal 03/2019
Online cracking detection by means of optical techniques in laser‐cladding process
Authors: Contents:- This paper shows that XARION’s sensor technology can be used for the in-process monitoring of a laser-cladding process.
- Comparison of the optical microphone against other online monitoring systems for laser cladding processes
Proceedings of DAGA 2018 München
Ultrasound inspection of spot-welded joints
Authors: Contents:- Joint publication of XARION with PORSCHE Leipzig GmbH, presented at the DAGA Conference 2018
- Spot weld characterization in steel, with a single-sided NDT setup using XARION's optical microphone
Optics Letters 11/2017
Dual modality reflection mode optical coherence and photoacoustic microscopy using an akinetic sensor
Authors: Contents:- The optical microphone was used as a part of a novel optical coherence and photoacoustic microscopy system (OC-PAM)
- The OC-PAM system was applied to image a zebrafish larvae in vivo, demonstrating its capability in biomedical imaging
Sensor Magazin 09/2017
Optisches Mikrofon: Neue »Ohren« für kontaktfreie industrielle Prüfverfahren (German)
Authors: Contents:- Non-contact air-coupled system for industrial process monitoring and non-destructive material testing
- Material fatigue testing