Optical characterization of metallic aerosols

Airborne metallic particulates from industry and urban sources are highly conducting aerosols. The characterization of these pollutant particles is important for environment monitoring and protection. Because these metallic particulates are highly reflective, their effect on local weather or regional radiation budget may also need to be studied. In this work, light scattering characteristics of these metallic aerosols are studied using exact solutions on perfectly conducting spherical and cylindrical particles. It is found that for perfectly conducting spheres and cylinders, when scattering angle is larger than 90° the linear polarization degree of the scattered light is very close to zero. This light scattering characteristics of perfectly conducting particles is significantly different from that of other aerosols. When these perfectly conducting particles are immersed in an absorbing medium, this light scattering characteristics does not show significant change. Therefore, measuring the linear polarization of scattered lights at backward scattering angles can detect and distinguish metallic particulates from other aerosols. This result provides a great potential of metallic aerosol detection and monitoring for environmental protection.     

Gradient interaction between extended metallic microobjects with a fine-dispersed conducting coating and a Gaussian laser radiation field

The results of theoretical analysis and direct measurements of the force exerted by light on extended metallic microobjects with smooth and rough surfaces, as well as with fine-dispersed conducting coating (amorphous carbon), are reported. Experiments are performed with cylindrical objects (molybdenum wire), which permits the use of differential beam balance for absolute measurements of light force. A suppression of the contribution from light pressure on objects with rough surfaces is detected, which makes it possible to determine the intensity of the gradient interaction with a Gaussian laser radiation field. The possibility of enhancement of the gradient interaction of rough metallic microobjects due to excitation of surface plasmons in them is considered. The features of the developed technique are analyzed as applied to measurement of optical parameters of small weighted amounts of fine-dispersed conducting substances and nanoobjects.     

Control the polarization state of light with symmetry-broken metallic metastructures

Controlling the polarization state, the transmission direction, the amplitude and the phase of light in a very limited space is essential for the development of on-chip photonics. Over the past decades, numerous sub-wavelength metallic microstructures have been proposed and fabricated to fulfill these demands. In this article, we review our efforts in achieving negative refractive index, controlling the polarization state, and tuning the amplitude of light with two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) microstructures. We designed an assembly of stacked metallic U-shaped resonators that allow achieving negative refraction for pure magnetic and electric responses respectively at the same frequency by selecting the polarization of incident light. Based on this, we tune the permittivity and permeability of the structure, and achieve negative refractive index. Further, by control the excitation and radiation of surface electric current on a number of 2D and 3D asymmetric metallic metastructures, we are able to control the polarization state of light. It is also demonstrated that with a stereostructured metal film, the whole metal surfaces can be used to construct either polarization-sensitive or polarization-insensitive prefect absorbers, with the advantage of efficient heat dissipation and electric conductivity. Our practice shows that metamaterials, including metasurface, indeed help to master light in nanoscale, and are promising in the development of new generation of photonics.     

New data-processing technique for measurement of metallic foil thickness with differential white-light interferometry

The thickness of metallic foil was measured by differential white-light interferometry (DWLI). Two tandem Michelson interferometers (MI), in which the reflective surfaces measured are the surfaces of the metallic foil, were used as a basic interferometry system to obtain interference fringes on a spectrometer. Therefore, the interference fringes depend only on the path differences caused by the thickness of the metallic foil. The interference fringes were analyzed using a modified extremum method based on the least root-mean-square (RMS) deviation. Experimental results for thickness measurements are presented. Measurement time is only 100 ms or less for a thickness of 1–80 μm.     

集成成像大纵深物体的三维形貌获取技术

为了满足现代工业所需的大纵深物体的三维形貌获取需求,解决传统结构光三维形貌获取技术纵深较小的问题, 借助集成成像这种阵列式多视点获取技术,构建了基于集成成像的大纵深物体的三维形貌获取技术。从集成成像原理出发,分析了集成成像三维物点和同名像点之间的关系,得到集成成像光学获取系统参数和三维物体纵深极限之间的关系。在此基础上,利用相机和电动平移台构建了扫描式相机集成成像三维形貌获取系统,并对纵深从600 mm到3 600 mm相对独立的2个物体构建的大纵深三维物体进行了形貌获取。光学实验结果显示,该集成成像大纵深物体三维形貌获取技术能够单次获取纵深为3 600 mm的三维物体的三维形貌,为大纵深物体的三维形貌获取提供了技术支持。     

Multi-camera digital image correlation method with distributed fields of view

A multi-camera digital image correlation (DIC) method and system for measurements of large engineering objects with distributed, non-overlapping areas of interest are described. The data obtained with individual 3D DIC systems are stitched by an algorithm which utilizes the positions of fiducial markers determined simultaneously by Stereo-DIC units and laser tracker. The proposed calibration method enables reliable determination of transformations between local (3D DIC) and global coordinate systems. The applicability of the method was proven during in-situ measurements of a hall made of arch-shaped (18 m span) self-supporting metal-plates. The proposed method is highly recommended for 3D measurements of shape and displacements of large and complex engineering objects made from multiple directions and it provides the suitable accuracy of data for further advanced structural integrity analysis of such objects.     

三维面形测量技术的新进展

三维面形测量是获取物质形态特征的一种重要手段，也是记录，比较，复制物体形态特征 的基础，三维面形测量技术在机器视觉，自动加工，工业检测，产品质量控制，实物仿形，生物和医学等领域具有重要意义和广阔的应用前景。     

Visualization of 3D variable in time object based on data gathered by active measurement system

The recent needs of analysis and visualization of variable in time real 3D objects in many applications require development of new approach towards combining rapid 3D shape acquisition and the methodology of data processing in order to perform visualization and analysis of real 3D dynamic objects. In this paper, the general concept of visualization system of data gathered by means of optical 4D (x,y,z,t) shape measurement system is presented. The concept of a virtual camera, as the mean for interactive object visualization is introduced. The experimental results for processing of simulated and real variable in time 3D object are presented and discussed. The directions of future works focused on full implementation of the concept are introduced.     

Volume-resolved flame chemiluminescence and laser-induced fluorescence imaging

There is significant need for optical diagnostic techniques to measure instantaneous volumetric vector and scalar distributions in fluid flows and combustion processes. This is especially true for investigations where only limited optical access is available, such as in internal combustion engines, furnaces, flow reactors, etc. While techniques such as tomographic PIV for velocity measurement have emerged and reached a good level of maturity, instantaneous 3D measurements of scalar quantities are not available at the same level. Recently, developments in light field technology have progressed to a degree where implementation into scientific 3D imaging becomes feasible. Others have already demonstrated the utility of light field technology toward imaging high-contrast particles for PIV and for imaging flames when treated as single-surface objects. Here, the applicability and shortcomings of current commercially available light field technology toward volumetric imaging of translucent scalar distributions and flames are investigated. Results are presented from imaging canonical chemiluminescent and laser-induced fluorescent systems. While the current light field technology is able to qualitatively determine the position of surfaces by locating high-contrast features, the correlation-based reconstruction algorithm is unable to fully reconstruct the imaged objects for quantitative diagnostics. Current analysis algorithms are based on high-contrast correlation schemes, and new tools, possibly based on tomographic concepts, will have to be implemented to reconstruct the full 3D structure of translucent objects for quantitative analysis.     

Polarization field in a single-valley strongly-interacting 2D electron system

The magnetic field of complete spin polarization is calculated in a disorderless single-valley strongly-interacting 2D electron system. In the metallic region above the Wigner-Mott transition, nonequilibrium spin states are predicted, which should give rise to hysteresis in the magnetization.     

Scattering properties of an individual metallic nano-spheroid by the incident polarized light wave

The scattering properties of a metallic nano-spheroid under the illumination of different polarized light waves are investigated using 3D boundary element method. The influences of different geometrical sizes of the nano-spheroid and incident directions of the illuminating light wave on the scattering spectrum are studied for different incident polarized light waves. The results show that the metallic nano-spheroid has two intrinsic resonant modes, corresponding to different polarization states and resonant wavelengths. The scattering enhancement, the resonant wavelength, and the location of the enhanced optical field are strongly dependent on the polarization properties of the illuminating light waves, and they can be modulated by appropriately choosing the polarization directions of the incident light wave.     

Polarimetric laser radar target classification

Imaging laser radar (ladar) systems have been developed for automatic target identification in surveillance systems. Ladar uses the range value at the target pixels to estimate the target's 3-D shape and identify the target. For targets in clutter and partially hidden targets, there are ambiguities in determining which pixels are on target that lead to uncertainties in determining the target's 3-D shape. An improvement is to use the polarization components of the reflected light. We describe the operation and preliminary evaluation of a polarization diverse imaging ladar system. Using a combination of intensity, range, and degree of polarization, we are better able to identify and distinguish the target from other objects of the same class.     

Real-time 3D shape inspection system of automotive parts based on structured light pattern

The non-contact 3D area sensor technology has achieved many successes in a variety of offline measurements. However, it has not been implemented for online measurement in the automotive production lines. The biggest challenge is the capability of simultaneously satisfying the efficiency, reliability, and accuracy requirements. For this purpose, a real-time 3D area sensor based on structured light pattern is proposed. To satisfy the requirement of online measurement, a one-shot pattern using monochromatic light is proposed. Compared with the previous patterns, this pattern is more robust because it can avoid the influence of the ambient light and the inspected part reflective property. Moreover, the requirement of the accuracy performance is achieved by the pattern primitive which is similar to the corner of the checkerboard since it can provide high accuracy performance even when the occlusion occurs; also, the pixel-to-pixel calibration strategy is utilized to increase the accuracy of the inspection system. Such a real-time shape measurement system has been successfully developed in our laboratory. Last, the evaluation experiments are conducted. The experiment results demonstrate the robustness and accuracy of the approach on automotive parts with different surface properties.     

基于计算机视觉的非朗伯表面三维重构

基于计算机视觉的三维重构方法已经广泛应用在各行各业中。目前的三维重构研究主要针对不透明的朗伯表面,且已经比较成熟,但对非朗伯表面仍然面临诸多问题。而实际场景中的物体表面大多是非朗伯表面,因而,随着实际应用的推广,非朗伯表面的三维重构问题在计算机视觉领域越来越受到关注。虽然本现状研究不能完全涵盖针对非朗伯表面三维重构的所有方法,但它包涵了三维重构每个步骤中的各种典型方法。文中按照图像获取过程中的照明方式和重构原理对现有方法进行了分类,并逐类进行了介绍。由于不存在公共测试网络平台和带有标准视差的非朗伯表面立体图像集,因而,很难对各种算法的计算效率和匹配质量进行比较,文中主要对非朗伯表面的现有三维重构方法的原理、特点、适用范围和最新研究方向进行了介绍,对非朗伯表面三维重构的现有问题和发展前景进行了讨论。     

Dual-broadband and near-perfect polarization converter based on anisotropic metasurface

A novel dual-broadband and near-perfect reflective polarization converter based on anisotropic metasurface is presented and analyzed in this paper. The unit cell of the proposed converter is composed of a double-cut slotted metallic split-ring and a metallic ground sheet separated by an F4B-2 substrate. Both numerical analysis and measured results demonstrate that the proposed converter has five plasmon resonance frequencies, and can near-completely convert the x- or y-polarized incident wave to its orthogonal counterpart in two frequency bands (9.5–12.9 GHz, 16.1–20.2 GHz). The corresponding polarization conversion ratio is more than 98.3% in the first frequency band and 99.7% in the second one. In addition, the bandwidths and central frequencies of the two frequency bands can be effectively tuned over a wide range by adjusting the geometrical dimensions of the metasurface, while the high conversion efficiency is preserved. The proposed polarization converter may have great potentials in electromagnetic polarization control applications.     

显微物镜聚焦光场任意三维偏振方向的控制

线性偏振光在显微物镜焦斑处入射,与径向偏振光相干叠加产生三维偏振光场,通过调节两束光光强比率和入射线偏振光偏振方向实现聚焦光场任意三维偏振方向的控制.基于矢量光场衍射理论建立了仿真计算模型,对所提三维偏振方向控制方法的可行性进行理论验证和实验评估.构建实际控制光路并进行初步测试,实验结果表明了该方法的可行性,且相比于其他三维偏振控制方法,本文所提方法和其控制光路更为简单易实现.     

Three-dimensional shape measurement technique for shiny surfaces by adaptive pixel-wise projection intensity adjustment

Conventional methods based on analyses of the absolute gray levels of pixels in fringe pattern images are affected by the problems of image saturation, interreflection, and high sensitivity to noise when obtaining three-dimensional (3D) shape measurements of shiny surfaces. This study presents a robust, adaptive, and fast 3D shape measurement technique, which adaptively adjusts the pixel-wise intensity of the projected patterns, thus it avoids image saturation and has a high signal to noise ratio (SNR) during 3D shape measurement for shiny surfaces. Compared with previous time-consuming methods using multiple exposures and the projection of fringe patterns with multiple intensities, where a large number of fringe pattern images need to be captured, the proposed technique needs to capture far fewer pattern images for measurement. In addition, it can greatly reduce the time costs to obtain the optimal projection intensities by the fusion of uniform gray level patterns and coordinates mapping. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed technique can achieve highly accurate and efficient 3D shape measurement for shiny surfaces.     

Light scattering by slightly nonspherical particles on surfaces

We investigate the shape dependence of the scattering by dielectric and metallic particles on surfaces by considering particles whose free-space scattering properties are nearly identical. The scattering by metallic particles is strongly dependent on the shape of the particle in the region near where the particle touches the surface. The scattering by dielectric particles displays a weaker, but nonetheless significant, dependence on particle shape. These results have a significant effect on the use of light scattering to size and identify particles on surfaces.     

TDI imaging-a tool for profilometry and automated visual inspection

TDI imaging is introduced as a solution to industrial web inspection under low-light illumination. In addition to the original purpose of recording clear blur-free images of the objects moving over industrial platforms, it can also be used as a tool for profilometry and automated visual inspection when coupled with proper structured light illumination modules. This paper illustrates a system employing a pulsed laser diode, uniform intensity line generating optics and a high-speed TDI imager for recording structured light patterns from rotating cylindrical objects. Defect or shape information is coded as distortions in a regular grating pattern recorded by the TDI imager. The shape or defect profile is retrieved by employing Fourier transform and scanning spatial phase detection techniques.