Terahertz optical thickness and birefringence measurement for thermal barrier coating defect location

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2020-10-06

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Optical Society of America

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1094-4087

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Waddie AJ, Schemmel PJ, Chalk C, et al., (2020) Terahertz optical thickness and birefringence measurement for thermal barrier coating defect location. Optics Express, Volume 28, Issue 21, 2020, pp. 31535-31552

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We present a normal incidence terahertz reflectivity technique to determine the optical thickness and birefringence of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Initial verification of the method was achieved by measurement of a set of fused silica calibration samples with known thicknesses and showed excellent agreement (<1% of refractive index) with the literature. The THz-measured optical thickness and its variation through the depth profile of the YSZ coating are shown to be in good agreement (<4%) with scanning electron microscope cross-sectional thickness measurements. In addition, the position of discontinuities in both the optical thickness and birefringence appear to be correlated to coating failure points observed during accelerated aging trials

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Thermal barrier coating, Bifringence measurement

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