Composite-cavity-based Fabry-Perot interferometric strain sensors

A composite-cavity-based Fabry-Perot interferometric strain sensor system is proposed to gain the minimum cross sensitivity to temperature and a high multiplexing capability at the same time. The interrogation of the sensor system is based on a white-light interferometric technology, and the demodulation is achieved by analyzing the coherence spectra. A demonstration system with two sensors is presented and tested.     

Specific features of residual stress measurements in thermal barrier coatings

Techniques for measuring the residual stresses in bilayer thermal barrier coatings of a NiCrAlY alloy metal sublayer and 8-wt% stabilized ZrO₂–8Y₂O₃ ceramic upper layer are developed with the inhomogeneous composition and stress relaxation upon removal of the top layers taken into account. The outer ceramic layer is shown to undergo quenching-induced tensile stress up to 200 MPa, whereas the metal sublayer is subjected to compressive stress of 600 MPa which is associated with an increase in the specific volume as a result of the formation of a thermally grown oxide (TGO).     

Comparison between grating rosette and strain gage rosette in hole-drilling combined systems

Hole-drilling method is a most common technique for measuring residual stresses in various materials and structures, in which the strain gage rosette is usually used to obtain the strain distributions caused by deformation. To avoid disadvantages in the strain gage system, different strain measure methods have been proposed in the previous references. In this paper, an optical technique called as grating rosette and Moiré interferometry is presented and compared with the strain gage one. It is found that higher measure accuracy can be achieved as the hole drilling is combined with the new optical technique instead of the strain gage rosette.     

On X-ray measurements of residual stresses in materials with lattice strain gradient

The non-linear distribution of lattice strain ³¹⁰vs sin² observed on the surface of a polished steel specimen can be interpreted by tri-axial stress state with surface components of stress tensor ₁₁(0)= ₂₂(0) and gradientsg ₁₁= ₁₁/T, g ₃₃= ₃₃/T. The distribution of experimental values is duscussed from the viewpoint of various ways of calculating ₁₁.The authors would like to thank Dr. J. Musil, D. Sc. of the Institute of Physics of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences for kindly providing the samples which made possible this study.     

Numerical spectral analysis of a grid: Application to strain measurements

We present a nondestructive and noncontact extensometry technique, which has been developed in order to study the behavior of different materials such as polycarbonate, araldite, urethane, etc. A spectral analysis of a crossed grating marked on the surface of a specimen and recorded by a charge coupled device camera is presented. The procedure is based on the use of a bidimensional fast Fourier transform algorithm coupled with an interpolation process. It leads to the accurate determination of frequencies. Numerical simulations have been made to evaluate the strain sensitivity; it depends on both the initial phase and the number of cycles characterizing the grid. Theoretically, the strain sensitivity can reach 10^-5 in best cases, but practically it is notbetter than 10^-4. Several applications on different materials are presented: polyurethane, paper and cloth.     

Sapphire-fiber-based white-light interferometric sensor for high-temperature measurements

We present a fiber-optic temperature sensor with a single-crystal sapphire fiber as the light guide and a sapphire wafer as the sensing element. Temperature is determined by measurement of the thermal dependence of the wafer's optical thickness by use of white-light interferometry. We applied digital signal processing techniques to analyze the sensor's spectrum. A prototype sensor was tested to 1600 degrees C and demonstrated excellent reproducibility. An accuracy of +/- 0.2% full scale was obtained. The sensor is simple, small, and flexible, with potential advantages of batch fabrication and easy calibration.     

激光冲击对不锈钢焊接接头残余应力场的影响

针对不锈钢焊接接头存在残余应力且分布不均匀、容易发生应力腐蚀的问题,采用激光冲击强化对其进行处理,探究激光功率密度和冲击次数对表面残余应力状态的优化作用,并通过应力腐蚀试验验证优化效果。结果表明:随着功率密度增加,表面残余应力明显下降,但下降幅度逐渐减小,功率密度4.24GW/cm2与2.83GW/cm2冲击产生的残余应力相差不大,熔合区还存在残余拉应力,说明高功率密度不足以消除表面残余拉应力;随着冲击次数增加,残余拉应力显著降低,2.83GW/cm2冲击3次之后,残余拉应力完全消除,局部最高应力梯度从54.7 MPa/mm下降到11.7 MPa/mm,获得了高数值、分布均匀的残余压应力层。激光冲击强化后,焊接试样的应力腐蚀断裂时间提高了33.48%,激光冲击强化产生的残余压应力是其应力腐蚀抗性提高的重要原因。     

激光冲击对不锈钢焊接接头残余应力场的影响

针对不锈钢焊接接头存在残余应力且分布不均匀、容易发生应力腐蚀的问题,采用激光冲击强化对其进行处理,探究激光功率密度和冲击次数对表面残余应力状态的优化作用,并通过应力腐蚀试验验证优化效果。结果表明：随着功率密度增加,表面残余应力明显下降,但下降幅度逐渐减小,功率密度4.24 GW/cm2与2.83 GW/cm2冲击产生的残余应力相差不大,熔合区还存在残余拉应力,说明高功率密度不足以消除表面残余拉应力;随着冲击次数增加,残余拉应力显著降低,2.83 GW/cm2冲击3次之后,残余拉应力完全消除,局部最高应力梯度从54.7 MPa/mm下降到11.7 MPa/mm,获得了高数值、分布均匀的残余压应力层。激光冲击强化后,焊接试样的应力腐蚀断裂时间提高了33.48%,激光冲击强化产生的残余压应力是其应力腐蚀抗性提高的重要原因。     

一种基于马赫-曾德干涉仪的全光纤传感器双参数测量技术

提出一种干涉式全光纤传感器,能够同时实现对折射率和轴向拉力或温度进行双参数测量。传感器由一个微腔和一个纤芯失配衰减器组成。其中微腔结构是由飞秒激光加工光纤纤芯形成,直径和深度分别是6μm和2.5μm。该干涉式传感器可以获得20dB的高品质干涉对比度。传感器透射谱波长为1496.68nm和1533.18nm的两个衰减峰对应的折射率灵敏度分别为-29.91nm/RIU和-16.72nm/RIU,拉力灵敏度分别为-1.55pm/με和-0.31pm/με。实验结果表明,传感器通过灵敏度矩阵可以同时测量折射率和轴向拉力或温度两个参数。     

New methods for interferometric neutron scattering lengths measurements

A skew symmetric neutron interferometer has been used for tests of a nondispersive and phase contrast variation measuring technique of scattering lengths and for the measurement of anomalous scattering lengths of strongly absorbing substances. The following bound coherent scattering lengths have been obtained: b_c(Pt)=9.60 ± 0.01 fm, b_c(Te) =5.6 ± 0.1 fm and as real parts of anomalous scattering lengths at λ=l.86Å: b_c(Sm) =0.7 ± 0.2 fm, b_c(Eu)=5.3 ± 0.3fm, b_c(Gd)=5.1 ±0.4 fm, b_c(Dy)=16.9 ± 0.3 fm.     

一种基于马赫-曾德干涉仪的全光纤传感器双参数测量技术

提出一种干涉式全光纤传感器,能够同时实现对折射率和轴向拉力或温度进行双参数测量。传感器由一个微腔和一个纤芯失配衰减器组成。其中微腔结构是由飞秒激光加工光纤纤芯形成,直径和深度分别是6μm和2.5μm。该干涉式传感器可以获得20dB的高品质干涉对比度。传感器透射谱波长为1496.68nm和1533.18nm的两个衰减峰对应的折射率灵敏度分别为-29.91nm/RIU和-16.72nm/RIU,拉力灵敏度分别为-1.55pm/με和-0.31pm/με。实验结果表明,传感器通过灵敏度矩阵可以同时测量折射率和轴向拉力或温度两个参数。     

Experimental study of the Raman strain rosette based on the carbon nanotube strain sensor

This work presents a new technique named Raman strain rosette for the micro‐strain measurement of both Raman active and Raman inactive materials. The technique is based on the theoretical model of the carbon nanotube (CNT) strain sensor that applies the resonance and polarization Raman properties of CNTs and calculates the synthetic contributions of uniformly dispersed CNTs to the entire Raman spectrum. In our work, the proposed technique is applied in different experiments on the Raman inactive materials, such as step‐by‐step uniaxial tensile and Raman mapping around a circular hole. The experimental results reached by the Raman strain rosette are consistent with the actual values as a whole. This study verifies that the Raman strain rosette is applicable to quantitative measurement of all the in‐plane components of the strain tensor (including both normal and shear strains) by three polarized Raman detections for each sampling spot on a microscale. The technique is further applicable to achieving the strain fields through Raman mapping. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ultrafast interferometric measurements of plasmonic transport in photonic crystals

We present a novel time-domain experimental approach to the study of the dynamics of surface electromagnetic wave propagation in a two-dimensional photonic crystal. A surface plasmon polariton is launched by ultrafast laser pulses and propagates into a photonic crystal, the dynamics of which are measured by an interferometric cross-correlation method. Plasmon photonic stopgaps are characterized by a single measurement. The dispersion around the stopgaps is determined with a series of angle-resolved measurements.     

The principles of remote interferometric optical fibre strain measurement

Measurement of mechanical strain using optical fibre techniques may be implemented in many configurations. This paper concentrates on interferometric measurements which offer high sensitivity and reasonable scale factor stability. The emphasis here is on the remote measurement of slowly varying strains in the region of a few microstrains. The system is based on a remote fibre or integrated optic interferometer, and the device is read using a frequency swept laser source. The potential resolution is of mechanical displacements of about 10 nm, and the device may be optically interrogated over ranges of several kilometers. The concept is also compatible with passive sensor multiplexing.     

基于激光技术的压痕应变花及测试应变的原理

介绍了一种用于测试面内三个应变分量的应变测量技术,在试件表面预先压制三个压痕,通过激光照射压痕,经衍射后干涉,产生干涉图。通过分析变形前后干涉斑点的光强值的变化来对待测位置进行应变测量。实验表明该方法对待测试件表面损伤小,且压痕应变花尺寸小,是一种新的光学应变测试技术,不仅可以用来进行普通应变测量,尤其对解决小空间应变测试问题有其独特的优点。     

Tension-induced modal birefringence in a single-fiber interferometric strain gauge

The sensitivity of a fiber-optic strain gauge that makes use of interference between the orthogonal linearly polarized eigen-modes propagated in a length of highly birefringent single-mode fiber is primarily determined by tension-induced modal birefiringence ΔB. This ΔB is in a close relationship with the ellipticity of the jacket surrounding the core, on which anisotropic residual stresses are imposed, but ΔB does not depend definitely on the beat length of fiber. Dependence of AB on Young's modulus and the Poisson ratio are computed and discussed in association with the measured results.     

Production and use of an interferometric optical strain gauge with comparison to conventional techniques

The use of optical fibres in transducers has recently attracted much interest and the adoption of optical techniques in strain detection is growing due to the reliability and accuracy they can offer in harsh environmental conditions (strong electromagnetic fields, high temperature, corrosive chemicals, etc.) where the conventional electrical strain gauges often fail.In this paper an optical strain gauge based on a true fibre Michelson interferometric scheme is developed and tested. The discrete optical strain gauge is realised by embedding the optical fibre sensing leads into a resin support which allows its easy installation and use. The related static and dynamic behaviours are investigated and compared with those of similar optical sensing systems either directly bonded to the structure or embedded in composite laminates. Comparisons are also made with theoretical predictions and measurements supplied by semiconductor electrical strain gauges.     

Laser interferometric measurements of electron density in an arc plasma

The paper describes the application of a laser interferometric technique to arc discharges operating at atmospheric pressure. The limitations of this method are discussed in detail. Results are given for the axial electron density in an argon arc, tube 5 mm diameter, over a current range 30–75 A. In addition the decay of the electron density following rapid arc interruption is also given. It is shown that the time constant of the conductance decay which can be derived from the preceeding measurements is in very good agreement with experimental values determined directly.     

A comparison of interferometric techniques for fiber cladding diameter measurements

Two interferometric techniques have been proposed as reference test methods for fiber cladding diameter measurements. These techniques derive their calibration accuracy from interferometric fundamentals instead of calibration artifacts. Prototypes of these systems are evaluated and contrasted for accuracy, precision, simplicity of construction, cost, and ease of use.     

A comparison of interferometric techniques for fiber cladding diameter measurements

Two interferometric techniques have been proposed as reference test methods for fiber cladding diameter measurements. These techniques derive their calibration accuracy from interferometric fundamentals instead of calibration artifacts. Prototypes of these systems are evaluated and contrasted for accuracy, precision, simplicity of construction, cost, and ease of use.