A Pressure Sensor Using Fiber Bragg Grating

In the present investigation, a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is used to study the various aspects of diamond processing for fabricating integrated optic and UV optoelectronic devices. Diamond is a better choice of substrate compared to silicon and gallium arsenide for the fabrication of waveguides to perform operations such as modulation, switching, multiplexing, and filtering, particularly in the ultraviolet spectrum. The experimental setup of the present investigation consists of two Q-Switched Nd:YAG lasers capable of operating at wavelengths of 1064 nm and 532 nm. The diamond cutting is performed using these two wavelengths by making the “V”-shaped groove with various opening angle. The variation of material loss of diamond during cutting is noted for the two wavelengths. The cut surface morphology and elemental and structural analysis of graphite formed during processing in both cases are compared using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and laser Raman spectroscopy. Both the Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser systems (at 1064 nm and 532 nm) show very good performance in terms of peak-to-peak output stability, minimal spot diameter, smaller divergence angle, higher peak power in Q-switched mode, and good fundamental TEM ₀₀ mode quality for processing natural diamond stones. Less material loss and minimal micro cracks are achieved with wavelength 532 nm whereas a better diamond cut surface is achieved with processing at 1064 nm with minimum roughness.     

Photonic mm-Wave Generation Using a Double Passband Fiber Bragg Grating Filter

We report a simplified version of a mm-wave generator employing the sideband filtering technique which uses a single optical sideband filter. Instead of using a Mach-Zehnder-like fiber network to select a pair of sidebands, we employ a single Fabry-Perot fiber Bragg grating with a pair of passbands separated by the mm-wave frequency. Using a single filter eliminated the need for polarization control and pathlength matching that was required by the former interferometer-like arrangement. We describe a 30 GHz generator design and present its mm-wave signal spectrum showing an instrument-limited linewidth of ~20 Hz. The generation of such an extremely narrow signal spectrum from a laser with a 1 MHz linewidth demonstrates the remarkable laser frequency noise cancellation property of the sideband filtering technique.     

Long-Distance Transmission of AM-VSB CATV Systems Using Fabry-Perot Laser Diode and Fiber Bragg Grating

This study presented a directly modulated 1550 nm NTSC AM-VSB CATV longdistance transmission system using Fabry-Perot laser diode, optical isolator, fiber Bragg grating, quarter-split-band, and wavelength-division multiplexing techniques. Good carrier-to-noise ratio ( ≥48 dB), composite second-order ( ≥64 dB), and composite triple-beat ( ≥60 dB) performances were obtained after a 100 km standard single-mode fiber transmission. Our proposed system does not use an externally modulated 1550 nm transmitter and a sophisticated stimulated Brillouin scattering suppression technique. It reveals a prominent technique with simpler and more economical advantages than that of externally modulated 1550 nm transmission system.     

Polymer Optical Fiber Photosensitivities and Highly Tunable Fiber Gratings

In this paper, recent progress in the investigation of photosensitivities of polymer optical fibers and the development of polymer optical fiber grating is reported. Photosensitivities in various polymer fibers, including doped and undoped, multimode and single-mode polymer fibers, have been experimentally characterized and evaluated for fiber grating application. In particular, the wavelength dependence of material absorption and photosensitivity has been found essential to the fabrication of polymer optical fiber grating. Based on the results of photosensitivity research, polymer optical fiber gratings have been successfully fabricated. More importantly, polymer optical fiber grating has been demonstrated highly tunable, with a tuning range more than 70 nm. The unique feature of high tunability in polymer optical fiber grating has great potential in various applications including optical fiber WDM systems and fiber sensor systems. Several important issues that remain to be investigated will also be discussed.     

耐高压光纤Bragg光栅压力传感技术研究

分析了聚合物封装光纤光栅的压力响应特性,通过采用特殊聚合物材料将光纤光栅封装于金属套管中,并通过在金属套管预涂覆一层软弹性材料,以消除封装过程中由于聚合物固化收缩以及聚合物与套管壁粘接与摩擦产生的光纤光栅啁啾化,改善了光纤光栅压力响应特性.封装后的光纤光栅压力响应灵敏度为0.036 nm/MP,具有良好的线性,压力测量范围可达40 MP以上.     

光纤布拉格光栅嵌入SMS光纤结构的湿度传感器

提出了一种基于光纤布拉格光栅嵌入单模-多模纤芯-单模(single-mode-multimode fiber core-single mode, SMS)光纤结构的湿度传感器。当环境湿度变化时,SMS光纤结构的干涉光谱会发生漂移,而光纤布拉格光栅对湿度不敏感,其纤芯基模保持不变。因此利用SMS光纤结构对环境湿度的敏感性去调制光纤布拉格光栅纤芯基模,通过检测光纤布拉格光栅纤芯基模的反射能量变化就可以实现湿度测量。数值模拟了SMS光纤结构的内部光场分布规律,理论计算了不同环境折射率时,多模纤芯的长度、直径对SMS光纤结构输出能量耦合系数的影响。理论模拟表明,随着环境折射率变化,SMS光纤结构中传输的纤芯基模的输出能量耦合系数会发生变化。同时制作了传感器样品并对其进行了传感实验研究,实验结果表明多模纤芯长35 mm、纤芯直径为85 μm的传感器在45%～95%RH湿度变化范围内,湿度灵敏度为0.06 dBm·(%RH)-1。在20～80 ℃温度范围内,传感器的温度灵敏度为0.008 nm·℃-1,温度所带来的湿度测量误差为0.047%RH·℃-1。传感器具有制作简单、灵敏度高、反射式能量检测等优点,在湿度测量领域有一定的应用价值。     

The modelling of Fiber Bragg Grating

Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) attract great attention due to their present and prospective applications in fiber-optical communication systems and modern opto-electronics. FBGs are components having a wide range of applications in the fields of communication, lasers and sensors. This study is a theoretical study in the field of FBG. Our aim is, by using coupled-mode theory and changing-of-index variation function, to model the FBG and to elucidate the appropriate parameters of FBG. Diffraction spectra of a FBG and its first and second degrees were obtained. Maximum reflection of FBGs versus saturation coefficient was also examined.     

新型高准确度光纤光栅压力传感系统

提出一种使用光纤双布喇格光栅测定压力的测量方法.在外界压力作用下,传感光纤布喇格光栅反射波长的漂移,被转变成在交变力策动下,发生弯曲的等强度悬臂梁调制扫描光栅反射光脉冲间隔的变化.实验结果表明,光纤布喇格光栅反射波长漂移的测量范围为0～3 nm,波长测量的不确定度为1 pm;压力传感器的量程为0～6 MPa时,压力的测量不确定度为0.005 Mpa.     

光纤光栅锈蚀传感器在不同湿度下的特性研究

钢结构的锈蚀监测对于钢结构安全的早期预警非常重要.本文提出了一种制备布喇格光纤光栅锈蚀传感器的方法,并研究了该传感器在不同湿度环境下的传感规律.结合磁控溅射和电镀的方法在光栅侧表面制备了Fe-C合金传感膜|利用扫描电子显微镜观察其侧表面形貌|检测在相对湿度60%和99%下中心波长的变化,进而分析该光纤光栅探头在不同湿度下的传感规律.实验和数据分析结果表明:在相对湿度为60%时,锈蚀进程缓慢,随着时间的推移波长呈线性化增加|相对湿度达到99%时光栅光谱出现多峰现象.据此得出:一定湿度条件下,该传感器可监测锈蚀进展|当环境湿度较高（达到99%）时,该传感器可用于锈蚀出现的早期预警.     

一种光纤布喇格光栅压力传感器的设计及实验

报道了一种新型光纤光栅压力传感器设计和实验结果.传感器利用双拱形结构,配合工形膜片将纵向分布的压力转化为膜片横向的应变,通过膜片结构传递应变给光纤光栅,从而达到测量纵向分布压力的目的.实验结果表明:当传感器受到纵向均布压力作用时,能够较好地感知压力的变化,光纤光栅中心波长的漂移与所受压力呈线性变化,且线性度达到0.999.在压力测量范围内,压力灵敏度达到1.059 × 10~(-3)/MPa.     

大范围光纤Bragg光栅压力传感器增敏实验研究

鉴于钛合金材料具有低弹性模量、受温度影响小等特性,设计制作了一种以钛合金管作为光纤Bragg光栅应变增敏衬底元件的高压压力传感器件.通过与电阻应变计实时监控的对比,从实验上研究了光纤Bragg光栅的中心波长偏移对调谐压强的响应.结果表明:这种增敏设计,具有良好的线性响应和可重复性,且与理论推导结果吻合较好.增敏后对压力的响应灵敏度可达0.034 nm/MPa,测压量程可达0~40 MPa,甚至更宽.     

光纤布喇格光栅沉降传感器

根据光纤布喇格光栅的光学传感原理,提出了一种基于悬臂梁及金属弹性膜片的光纤布喇格光栅沉降传感器结构,对其传感特性进行了实验研究.实验通过产生水的液位差来模拟地基沉降,分析结果显示,光纤布喇格光栅中心反射波长漂移对液位差呈现良好的线性关系,线性度高于0.999,灵敏度可达-2.11 pm/mm.通过改变悬臂梁厚度和有效长度,可以对传感器测量范围和灵敏度进行调整,以满足各种应用场合.综合实验结果,该传感器在桥梁、铁路地基等沉降监测方面具有重要意义.     

基于光纤光栅传感的管道滑坡监测方法研究

针对铺设在滑坡体内的管道,提出了基于光纤光栅传感的管道滑坡监测方法。阐述了已知管道上三点应力求最大应力的方法。采用温度自补偿式光纤光栅应变传感器监测管体应力,对传感器测量的5.12汶川地震后管体应力数据进行分析。结果表明:地震对滑坡有显著影响,发生了浅层滑动面的较大位移;管体的应力都有显著增长,但总应力水平还低于预警阈值,尚处于安全状态。     

Fiber Bragg Grating Writing by Interferometric or Phase-Mask Methods Using High-Power Excimer Lasers

This paper reports the development of high-power excimer lasers with enhanced spatial and temporal coherence. These excimer lasers are applicable to writing fiber Bragg gratings by interferometric or phase-mask techniques. An excimer laser with a novel unstable resonator is analyzed with respect to its suitability to the production of passive fiber-optic components and in terms of production flexibility, efficiency, and reliability. A survey of applicability of this tool to short-and long-period fiber Bragg gratings is presented.     

基于神经网络的光纤光栅应变传感器重构

提出一种基于径向基函数神经网络模型来重构蜕化的光纤光栅应变传感器的方法.以结构健康监测系统中应变测量系统的光纤光栅应变传感器之间关联分析为基础,依据径向基函数神经网络强大的函数逼近能力,利用关联度高、运行良好的应变传感器去重构蜕化的应变传感器,保证重构的应变传感器与蜕化传感器有较高的数据准确度.实验结果证实了该方法在理论和实践上的精确性和可行性.     

基于喇曼/掺铒光纤混合放大的长距离布喇格光栅传感器系统

提出了一种提高长距离光纤布喇格光栅信噪比以进行准分布测量的新方法.本方法基于双向喇曼放大和双掺铒光纤结构,喇曼光纤放大器对布喇格光栅信号进行低噪音的双向放大,置于远处的掺铒光纤利用剩余的泵浦功率产生自发辐射光和放大传感信号,为第二段掺铒光纤之后的远处布喇格光栅传感器提供光以及补偿由于长距离传输造成的光纤损耗.实验显示传感器系统的性能得到显著提高.使用功率为240 mW的单个普通泵浦,分布在50 km光纤上的FBG均可获得15 dB的良好信噪比,比混合放大前提高了10 dB.     

倾斜光纤光栅谱特性

基于倾斜光纤光栅耦合模理论,采用数值分析法研究了前后向导模耦合时倾斜角度和调制深度对倾斜光纤光栅反射谱的影响,以及导模和辐射模耦合时针对不同的入射光偏振态在倾斜角度、调制深度、光栅长度等不同时倾斜光纤光栅透射谱(或反射谱)的特性.研究结果表明,在前后向导模耦合时,不同偏振态入射光的光谱几乎相同;而对于辐射模耦合,由于反射谱的包络受消光系数的调制,而不同偏振态入射光的消光系数不同,并且倾斜角度越大不同偏振态的入射光的消光系数差别越大,故在研究辐射模耦合时需要将偏振态予以考虑.     

倾斜光纤光栅谱特性

基于倾斜光纤光栅耦合模理论,采用数值分析法研究了前后向导模耦合时倾斜角度和调制深度对倾斜光纤光栅反射谱的影响,以及导模和辐射模耦合时针对不同的入射光偏振态在倾斜角度、调制深度、光栅长度等不同时倾斜光纤光栅透射谱(或反射谱)的特性.研究结果表明,在前后向导模耦合时,不同偏振态入射光的光谱几乎相同;而对于辐射模耦合,由于反射谱的包络受消光系数的调制,而不同偏振态入射光的消光系数不同,并且倾斜角度越大不同偏振态的入射光的消光系数差别越大,故在研究辐射模耦合时需要将偏振态予以考虑.     

高速双边缘光纤光栅波长解调技术

提出一种双边缘结构对光纤光栅传感进行波长解调的方案,利用被测光谱通过不同光谱特性的滤波器时输出不同光强的比值确定被测光的波长.该系统在解调时不存在任何机械移动部分,比扫描式的解调方法测量速度更快,运行时更稳定、更精确.     

基于光纤Bragg光栅反射波带宽展宽的压力传感研究

报道了一种新颖的光纤Bragg光栅压力传感装置,提出并实现了利用光纤Bragg光栅反射波带宽展宽实现压力传感的新方法.利用压力作用下双孔悬臂梁非均匀应变带动光栅使Bragg反射波漂移的同时带宽展宽,实现压力传感.在0~23.5 N的测量范围内,基于光谱分析仪0.05 nm的光谱分辨率,压力分辨率为0.54 N,带宽最大展宽量2.14 nm,压力响应曲线具有良好的线性.多次测量表明：展宽波型稳定,重复性好.