ISSN:
1741-2765
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Previous studies had concluded that stressholo-interferometry patterns consist of the independent superposition of the isopachic family (with half-order fringe shifts) and the isochromatic family. It is shown here that this interpretation is not always valid and can result in serious errors in some cases. In particular, it is demonstrated that the position, and even the existence of the fringes, are affected by the interaction of the isopachics and isochromatics. This effect is most pronounced when the two families of fringes are nearly parallel and of approximately the same spatial frequency. The independent superposition interpretation is most accurate when the two families of fringes are orthogonal, whatever the ratio of spatial frequencies might be. These properties are illustrated using computer-generated holographic interference patterns.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02324907
