Analysis of defect signals inside glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) was conducted through deconvolution of terahertz (THz) wave. The GFRP specimen with internal defects was manufactured and the THz signal was measured through the reflection mode of the Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy (THz-TDS) system. For deconvolution of the measured THz signal, the peak position of the THz signal was amplified through Normalized Cross Correlation (NCC) of the incident and detected THz signals. The position and intensity of the amplified peak were extracted as impulse, and the extracted signal of the impulse position was removed from the THz original signal. By repeating the process, the critical impulses, which represent boundary of the specimen, were derived. The deconvolution process was verified by confirming that the original THz signal without noise can be restored through the convolution of the critical impulses and the incident signal. From the derived critical impulses, the thickness of the internal defect in the GFRP was calculated through the detection time of impulses within 15 μm accuracy

테라헤르츠(THz)파의 디컨벌루션을 통한 유리섬유 복합재 내부 결함 신호 분석 기법을 연구하였다. 결함이 존재하는 유리섬유 복합재료 시편을 제작하였고, Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy (THz-TDS) 시스템의 반사모드를 통해 THz 신호를 측정하였다. 디컨벌루션을 위해 THz 입사 신호와 검출 신호의 Normalized Cross Correlation (NCC) 계산을 통해 THz 신호의 피크 위치를 증폭하였다. 증폭된 피크의 위치 및 세기를 임펄스로 추출하였고 THz 원신호에서 추출된 임펄스 위치의 신호를 제거하였다. 해당 과정을 반복함으로써 시편의 경계면을 나타내는 THz 검출 신호의 주요 임펄스를 도출하였다. 주요 임펄스와 기준 신호의 컨벌루션을 통해 노이즈가 제거된 THz 원신호의 복원이 가능한 것을 확인함으로써 디컨벌루션 과정을 검증하였다. 결과적으로 주요 임펄스들의 검출 시간을 통해 15 mm 이내의 정확도로 유리섬유 복합재 내부 결함의 두께 판별이 가능하였다

Keywords: 비파괴검사(Non-destructive evaluation), 테라헤르츠(Terahertz), 복합재료(Composite materials), 결함(Defect), 디컨벌루션(Deconvolution)