DFB fiber laser sensor for simultaneous measurement of acoustic and magnetic fields

A novel distributed feedback(DFB) fiber laser sensor, which can measure acoustic and magnetic fields simultaneously, is proposed. The magnetic field can be measured by detecting the change of resonant frequency of the fiber laser, and the acoustic pressure can be measured by detecting the phase shift of the fiber laser. Both of the signals can be simultaneously demodulated in the frequency domain without affecting each other. Experimental studies show that the acoustic pressure sensitivity of this sensor is about-130 d B(0 dB re 1 pm∕μPa) and the sensor has a good linearity with a magnetic field sensitivity of 0.57 Hz∕m T.     

Near fields scattered by an underwater finite cylindrical baffle

In this work,acoustic vector characteristics of near fields scattered by an underwater finite cylindrical baffle are investigated theoretically and experimentally.The analytic expressions for the scattered pressure and particle velocity are derived using the elastic thin shell theory.Calculations are presented for the scattered near fields of the pressure,the particle velocity and the intensity.It is found that the pressure and the particle velocity fields near the surface of the cylindrical baffle are characterized by complex interference structure,particle velocity directions and the source bearings are not consistent.The phase difference between the pressure and the particle velocity is not zero and the intensity vector does not reflect the sound bearings.It can be noted that the distortions of the fields will make the original vector signal processing method based on the free space assumption be no longer applicable in the presence of the cylindrical baffle.These results can serve as a basis of the application for the acoustic vector sensor on board.     

A novel two-dimensional thermal convection based MEMS acoustic vector sensor

An acoustic vector sensor can measure acoustic particle velocity and pressure simultaneously,which is important for capturing sound field information.An integrated twodimensional(2D) vector sensor is desired for various applications;however,its manufacturing remains challenging.In this study,a novel thermal-convection-based acoustic vector sensor comprising multiple crossed wires suspended in an etched cavity is designed.The sensor can directly measure two-dimensional particle velocity,and its p...     

A synthesis pattern of acoustic field produced by phased array based on the direct weighting of the controlled acoustic pressure

To optimize the acoustic field produced by phased array effectively and quickly, the pseudo-inverse method proposed previously is simplified.An approximate weight formula of sound pressure using a method of compensation to the amplitude and phase of the controlled sound pressure was presented.A multiple-focus field patterns based on the pseudo-inverse matrix algorithm can be obtained by presetting the value of the controlled sound pressure.A phased array comprised of 16×16 square elements is used for numerical simulation.The results show that the acoustic energy can be effectively deposited at the desired points,and the acoustic field can be synthesized quickly using the direct weight formula of the sound pressure.This study may offer an effective way for controlling the distribution of acoustic field in ultrasound hyperthermia.     

Traveling wave tube measurements for low-frequency properties of underwater acoustic materials

A traveling wave tube measurement technique for measuring acoustic properties of underwater acoustic materials was developed.Water temperature and pressure environments of the ocean can be simulated in a water-filled tube,and the acoustic parameters of samples of underwater acoustic materials are measured in the range of low-frequency.A tested sample is located at central position of the tube.A pair of projectors is separately located at both ends of the tube.Using an active anechoic technique,the sound wave transmitting the tested sample is hardly reflected by the surface of secondary transducer.So the traveling sound field is built up in the tube.By separately calculating the transfer functions of every pair of double hydrophones in the sound fields from the both sides of the sample,its reflection coefficients and transmission coefficients are obtained.In the measurement system,the inside diameter of the tube isΦ208 mm,the working frequency range is from 100 to 4000 Hz,the maximum pressure is 5 MPa.The reflection coefficients and transmission coefficients of a water layer and a stainless steel layer samples are measured actually and calculated theoretically.The results show that the measured values are in good agreement with the values calculated,and the measurement uncertainty is not greater than 1.5 dB.     

Polymer diaphragm based sensitive fiber optic Fabry-Perot acoustic sensor

<正>A sensitive polymer diaphragm based fiber Fabry-Perot(F-P) sensor for aeroacoustic wave measurement is presented.A novel polymer material poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone)(PPESK) diaphragm is used as the acoustic sensing element.The effective dimensions of the diaphragm are 4 mm in diameter and 6μm in thickness.Owing to the good mechanical and optical features of the diaphragm and application of the interferometric/intensity demodulation,a system sensitivity of 31 mV/Pa is achieved in the frequency range of 0.1-12.7 kHz,and a signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) of 29 dB at 1 kHz is obtained.The linear response of the sensor is from 0.35 to 2.82 Pa,corresponding to 85 - 103 dB sound pressure level(SPL)(re:20μPa).The sensor has the potential to be used as a universal and low-cost optical microphone.     

The near field acoustic holography technique for cyclostationary sound field and its experimental research

One near field acoustic holography (NAH) technique is proposed for analyzing cyclostationary sound field. The signal of this kind of sound field has very serious modulation phenomenon generally, in spectrum of which obvious sidebands exist. It is difficult for the traditional NAH to possess demodulation function, so virtual power of sidebands exists in its hologram. Replacing the Fourier's transform with the second-order cyclic statistics, the proposed NAH technique uses the cyclic spectrum density (CSD) function as reconstructed physical quantity, instead of the spectrum or power spectrum density of sound pressure signal. The CSD function can demodulate cyclostationary signals, which makes no virtual power of sidebands in its hologram. The results of simulation and experiment show that the proposed NAH can extract more information about cyclostationary sound field than traditional NAH, by which sound field can be known more clearly.     

Sound field separation technique with double holographic planes and its applications in acoustic holography

Sound field separation technique with double holographic planes is proposed, which overcomes the limitation on applications of near-field acoustic holography (NAH) and broadband acoustic holography from intensity measurement (BAHIM). The limitation is that sound field on one side of holographic plane must be free, that is to say, all the sound sources must be confined to the other side; but it is not easy to achieve for industrial measurements. The technique builds the sound field separation formula in wave number domain according to the wave field extrapolation theorem, and the sound pressure caused by sources on one side of holographic plane can be obtained as expected by taking two-dimensional Fourier transform of the formula. The derivation of the principle verifies the technique theoretically. The numerical simulations demonstrate its feasibility and effectiveness.     

Advanced modulation formats for underwater visible light communications [Invited]

In this paper, we present a detailed comparison of applying three advanced modulation formats including carrierless amplitude and phase modulation(CAP), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM), and discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(DFT-S OFDM) in underwater visible light communication(UVLC) systems. Cascaded post-equalization schemes are suggested to compensate the system impairments. For the first time, a two-level post-equalizer is presented to mitigate the nonlinear effect and improve the system performance of UVLC. The first post-equalization is based on a novel recursive least square Volterra. These modulation formats are all experimentally demonstrated with corresponding digital signal processing(DSP) algorithms. The experimental results show that single carrier modulations including CAP and DFT-S OFDM can outperform OFDM. Our experiment results show that up to 3 Gb/s over a 1.2 m underwater visible light transmission can be achieved by using DFT-S OFDM 64 QAM and CAP-64. The measured bit error rate is well under the hard decision-forward error correction(HD-FEC) threshold of 3.8 × 10~(-3).     

基于矢量传感器的频率估计算法在水声通信中的应用

本文给出了基于矢量传感器的ESPRIT频率估计算法，并将其应用于频率调制水声通信系统中。与声强频率估计算法相比，ESPRIT频率估计可在小样本的情况下，获得高精度的频率估计。仿真和湖试结果表明，基于矢量传感器的ESPRIT频率估计算法可以提高通信速率并降低对通信系统的带宽要求。本算法对信噪比的要求较高，目前看，较适用于近程高速水声通信。     

基于单矢量差分能量检测器的扩频水声通信

通过获得扩频处理增益, 直接序列扩频水声通信系统具有较高的稳定性, 是高质量水声通信及远程水声通信的首选通信方式. 但复杂的海洋环境使得直扩系统在解扩时受到载波相位跳变的影响, 这将导致直扩系统的扩频处理增益下降. 为此, 本文针对直扩系统提出了差分能量检测器算法, 通过比较接收端相关器输出能量完成解码, 并与有源平均声强器算法相结合, 提出单矢量差分能量检测器算法. 该算法具有很好的抗载波相位跳变和多途扩展干扰的能力, 并可对信号方位信息实时跟踪估计, 利用估计方位进行矢量组合可获得矢量处理增益, 从而保证直扩系统可以在低信噪比、时变信道条件下稳定工作. 通过仿真分析和大连海试试验, 验证了本文提出的单矢量差分能量检测器算法的有效性和稳健性.     

基于矢量传感器的水下双址接入研究

针对水声信道的特殊性,提出一种适用于水声通信的双址接入方法。旋转矢量传感器的组合指向性,使其零点对准某一信源,则该信源被屏蔽,此时信宿可以与另一信源进行通信,反之亦然。矢量传感器的空间指向性不随频率变化,该方法可以实现宽带双址异步通信。此外,当两信源之间的开角大于34.8°时,通过对矢量传感器声压和振速输出的联合处理,可以使分离出的不同信源所发射的信号获得一定的信噪比增益。理论分析、数值仿真和湖上实验结果表明:基于矢量传感器的双址通信算法实现简单,信道资源利用率高,可以与其它多址接入技术结合使用,并且矢量传感器的空间增益可以有效降低系统的误码率。由于水声信道的特殊性,水下信息网须采用多种多址接入技术,本文所提出的双址通信方案将是其它多址接入技术的有益补充。      

点对点移动水声通信技术研究

点对点移动水声通信是实现由活动和静止节点共同构成的水声数据通信网的关键技术之一. 对移动水声通信声信道特性进行了分析,指出不同途径到达的声线对应的多普勒频偏不一致,进一步加大了多途扩展产生的码间干扰的复杂性,不利于水声通信. 提出单阵元被动式相位共轭镜信道均衡技术,可实时自动补偿多普勒频偏,并聚焦多途信号. 将单阵元被动式相位共轭应用于Pattern时延差编码移动水声通信系统,进行了移动水声通信试验,湖试结果验证了其消除码间干扰性能及本文水声通信系统的鲁棒性. 关键词： 移动水声通信 被动式相位共轭镜 时变信道 码间干扰     

近程高速水声毫米波通信仿真与试验验证*

水声信道的严重双扩特性极大地限制了水声高速通信的稳健性。针对近程高速水声通信技术的需求,该文基于水声毫米波频段,提出了一种基于超奈奎斯特发射技术及高阶调制技术的单载波的水声毫米波通信技术。而超奈奎斯特发射技术以及高阶调制给接收机带来了极大的挑战:一是超奈奎斯特发射技术引入了严重的符号间干扰,二是高阶调制系统的符号检测对信道估计的精度要求很高。针对以上问题,该文提出了一种基于迭代信道估计技术的迭代软反馈DFE接收机技术。仿真实验表明:采用128QAM高阶调制时,在较为严重的多途衰落信道条件下,采用所提出的接收机可以在15 dB时实现无误码传输。信道水池试验证明:当通信带宽为300 kHz,通信符号率为300k符号/秒且采用64QAM调制时,在发射平台慢速运动的条件下可以实现900 kbps的净数据率,其相应的频谱利用率高达6 Bits/s/Hz。     

基于单矢量有源平均声强器的码分多址水声通信

基于单矢量传感器对码分多址水声通信进行了研究. 利用单个矢量传感器自身指向性进行方位估计最为常用的方法是平均声强器和复声强器, 但这些方法对于同频带的多用户来说, 理论极限仅能测量两个用户. 提出了有源平均声强器, 利用扩频通信中伪随机码优良的自相关和互相关特性, 可同时测得多个用户的方位, 利用估计的用户方位构建矢量组合, 调整矢量传感器的指向性, 实现各用户定向通信, 抑制多址干扰, 增加处理增益, 降低误码率. 对频带相同的扩频多用户通信进行了仿真及试验研究, 验证了有源平均声强器的有效性和实用性.     

基于单矢量有源平均声强器的码分多址水声通信

基于单矢量传感器对码分多址水声通信进行了研究. 利用单个矢量传感器自身指向性进行方位估计最为常用的方法是平均声强器和复声强器, 但这些方法对于同频带的多用户来说, 理论极限仅能测量两个用户. 提出了有源平均声强器, 利用扩频通信中伪随机码优良的自相关和互相关特性, 可同时测得多个用户的方位, 利用估计的用户方位构建矢量组合, 调整矢量传感器的指向性, 实现各用户定向通信, 抑制多址干扰, 增加处理增益, 降低误码率. 对频带相同的扩频多用户通信进行了仿真及试验研究, 验证了有源平均声强器的有效性和实用性.     

Chaotic modulations and performance analysis for digital underwater acoustic communications

Two modulation schemes, M-ary phase shift keying (MPSK) and M-ary frequency shift keying (MFSK), are commonly used for coherent and incoherent digital communications, respectively. Despite wide applications in underwater acoustic (UWA) communications, they are not suitable for confidential applications for their well-known generating processes and signal features. In this paper, two corresponding chaotic modulation methods are proposed to improve their security, namely chaotic MPSK (CMPSK) and chaotic MFSK (CMFSK). By application of chaotic sequences into the modulation procedures, they can prevent the unauthorized receivers from extracting information from the intercepted signals even with high SNR. The confidential performance of chaotic modulations is evaluated by a designed automatic modulation classification (AMC) system. Simulation results indicate a success identification rate of more than 90% for the MPSK and MFSK signal at the SNR from −10 dB to 40 dB, but only an identification rate of nearly zero for the CMPSK and CMFSK signal. Therefore, chaotic modulations have lower available probability and can achieve higher confidential performance. Also, an experiment was conducted to verify the performance of chaotic modulations in actual UWA communications. The experimental results show that chaotic modulations can achieve similar bit error ratio (BER) compared with conventional digital modulations, which verifies potential applications of chaotic modulations in confidential UWA communications.     

分布式光纤声波振动传感系统研发及应用

针对油气田勘探开发需获取微声波信号完整波形的问题，开展了基于双脉冲外差调制与反正切外差解调方案的分布式光纤声波传感（DAS）技术研究与配套系统研发。通过特征参数室内振动模拟实验，新型DAS系统的响应频率范围20 Hz～25 kHz、最大动态范围60 dB、信噪比49 dB，满足微声波信号幅度、频率、相位等信息的探测需求。同时，该系统在新疆油田稠油热采井下蒸汽腔探测方面成功开展了现场应用，实测有效声压强度?195 dB，验证了系统的可靠性，具有良好的应用前景。     

Spatial diversity and combination technology using amplitude and phase weighting method for phase-coherent underwater acoustic communications

The UWA channel is characterized as a time-dispersive rapidly fading channel,which in addition exhibits Doppler instabilities and limited bandwidth. To eliminate intersymbol interference caused by multipath propagation, spatial diversity equalization is the main technical means. The paper combines the passive phase conjugation and spatial processing to maximize the output array gain. It uses signal-to-noise-plus-interference to evaluate the quality of signals received at different channels. The amplitude of signal is weighted using Sigmoid function. Second order PLL can trace the phase variation caused by channel, so the signal can be accumulated in the same phase. The signals received at different channels need to be normalized. It adopts fractional-decision feedback diversity equalizer(FDFDE) and achieves diversity equalization by using different channel weighted coefficients. The simulation and lake trial data processing results show that, the optimized diversity receiving equalization algorithm can improve communication system's ability in tracking the change of underwater acoustic channel,offset the impact of multipath and noise and improve the performance of communication system.The performance of the communication receiving system is better than that of the equal gain combination. At the same time, the bit error rate(BER) reduces 1.8%.