Shearography has been widely accepted as a non-destructive evaluation
tool in engineering. However, the field of view is usually limited due
to the use of the Michelson optical arrangement if the working
distance is strictly constrained. In order to improve efficiency, we
propose a dual-lens system to expand the view angle of the Michelson
optical arrangement. Two imaging lenses, which are entitled as the
objective lens and camera lens, are placed in front of and behind the
Michelson interferometer, respectively. The optical arrangement has
been set up and compared with the well-known 4f optical system. It is
found that the proposed optical arrangement is simple to construct,
and the brightness distribution is uniform over the whole image. The
new setup has been applied to the inspection of a cylindrical steel
shell with a rubber plate bonding on its inside surface. The debonding
defects have been evaluated using the proposed shearography system at
a working distance of 200 mm. By selecting an objective lens with a
focal length of 2.8 mm, the viewing angle was enlarged in inspecting a
field with 500 mm by 500 mm at one shot.