Temperature-Insensitive Fibre-Optic Acceleration Sensor Based on Intensity-Referenced Fibre Bragg Gratings

A temperature-insensitive acceleration sensor using two fibre Bragg gratings （FBGs）, based on reflection spectrum intensity modulation and optical power detection, is proposed and demonstrated. A cantilever beam is used to generate acceleration-induced axial strain along two sensing gratings, which are glued on the two opposite surfaces of the beam. Because the two gratings operate within the linear spectral range of a light source, formed by a thermally-tunable extrinsic Fabry-Perot optical filter, the intensity difference of the two reflections from the gratings is proportional to the acceleration applied. This eliminates the need for sophisticated wavelength interrogation of the gratings, and it also endows the sensor with immunity to temperature variation. Compared with a commercial micromachined accelerometer, the sensor is proven to be capable of accurately detecting acceleration.     

时幅转换技术及其在激光测距系统中的应用

简要介绍了时幅转换技术[1 ] 的原理、实现方法以及在激光测距系统中的应用。给出了实际时幅转换特性的试验数据及精度分析。利用时幅转换器测量时间的精度和分辨率可以分别达到几十皮秒和几皮秒的量级。将这一技术应用于传统的激光测距系统后 ,可以将测距精度和分辨率由原来的分米级分别提高到厘米级和毫米级。