圆柱形光声池结构及环境因素对声学本征频率的影响

以典型的圆柱形光声池为研究对象,建立光声池声学仿真有限元模型,并在此基础上,研究了光声池中谐振腔、缓冲腔、进出气孔结构参数以及温度、湿度因素对其声学本征频率的影响规律.研究结果表明:圆柱形光声池的进、出口孔对其声学本征频率影响极不敏感,设计计算中可以忽略不计,谐振腔的长度影响最为敏感,其次为谐振腔的直径.此外缓冲腔的长度与直径对其亦有一定影响,因而在准确计算时需要加以考虑.温度与湿度对光声池声学本征频率的影响均呈现正线性增长规律,温度的影响随着谐振腔长度的增大而减小,湿度的影响随着温度的升高而增大,仅计算光声池的声学本征频率时,湿度的影响在室温环境下且湿度变动较小的条件下可以忽略.     

光声光谱技术在多组分气体浓度探测中的应用

CO和CH_4气体作为判断变压器运行状态的故障气体,对其浓度的探测在变压器维护中具有重要意义.为了准确探测变压器运行过程中产生的CH_4和CO气体浓度,本文利用光声光谱技术,设计了一套基于宽带光源的多组分气体探测系统,和共振型光声系统相比,该系统中所用的非共振型光声池体积小,易加工,池内各处信号强度相同,降低了对声学信号探测器的安装要求.系统的性能通过对CO和CH_4气体的探测进行评估.首先,从理论上分析了信号强度与调制频率呈反比,然后根据宽带光声系统在不同调制频率下的响应,确定系统的最佳调制频率为22 Hz.在最佳调制频率下,根据温度与待测气体光声信号的关系,对光声信号进行温度补偿,消除温度变化对光声信号的影响,进一步提高了系统的稳定性.最后,通过不同浓度的CH_4和CO气体对系统进行标定.实验表明,温度补偿前后,光声信号随温度的漂移分别为0.023 23V/℃和8.383 48×10~(-5) V/℃,通过对不同浓度CH_4和CO气体的探测,系统的线性度分别达到0.995和0.998 4.在一个大气压下,积分时间为1s时,宽带光声探测系统对CO和CH_4气体的探测极限浓度能够达到1μL/L.该系统成本低,线性度好,探测灵敏度符合国标对变压器维护过程中CO和CH_4气体的探测要求.     

共光声池腔芯轴型空气衬底光纤麦克风

声传感器和光声池是激光光声光谱技术的核心组件。结合光纤迈克耳孙干涉仪、相位载波解调技术和纵向共振光声池,提出一种共光声池腔的芯轴型空气衬底光纤麦克风。光纤麦克风中的铜毛细管被用作光声池的共振腔,传感臂由10 m长的超细光纤缠绕在铜毛细管上构成,参考臂为5 cm长的短臂且已进行隔声隔振处理。基于结构共振频率稳定的特点,优化光纤麦克风的共振频率,使其略低于光声池的一阶纵向共振频率,以实现准双共振。实验结果表明,麦克风在共振频率为1443 Hz处的最小可检测声压为0.69μPa√Hz。在1 kHz处,声压电压响应线性度为99.98%(5 mPa~3 Pa),动态范围为112.52 dB。该光纤麦克风适用于高温、易爆和高电磁干扰等特殊环境下痕量气体的高精度检测。     

Theoretical analysis of off beam quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy sensor

Off beam quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (OB-QEPAS) sensors are based on a recently developed approach to off-beam photoacoustic (PA) detection which employs a quartz tuning fork (QTF) as an acoustic transducer. A microresonator (mR) with a side slit in the middle is used to enhance PA signal. This paper describes a theoretical model of an OB-QEPAS-based sensor. By deriving the acoustic impedances of the mR at two ends and the side slit in the middle in the model, we obtain a formula for numerically calculating the optimal mRs' parameters of OB-QEPAS-based sensor. We use the model to calculate the optimal mRs' lengths with respect to the resonant frequency of the QTF, acoustic velocities inside mRs, inner diameters of mRs, and acoustic conductivities of the mRs' side slits, and found out that the calculated results closely match experimental data. We also investigated the relationship between the mR selected in “on beam” QEPAS, OB-QEPAS, and an acoustic resonator (AR) excited in its first longitudinal mode used in conventional photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS).     

光声池径向共振模式耦合系数理论分析

光声光谱法是基于红外吸收光谱原理的一种高灵敏度的微量气体探测技术。它使用声共振腔来实现微弱声信号的共振放大。通过调节激光的调制频率,当它等于腔的某个共振频率时,在腔内形成声驻波,而腔本身的作用相当于一声放大器。共振腔的放大作用取决于当前被激活的共振模式、腔的品质因素、声传感器的状态以及电磁辐射与腔共振模式的耦合作用。值得关注的是,红外激光相对于声共振腔的入射方位不同则激励产生的光声信号幅值也不同。采用理论推导与数值计算相结合的方法,以圆柱形光声池为例,研究了径向共振模式下耦合系数受激光入射方位的影响。研究表明,激光入射角在0～π/2范围变化时耦合系数存在2个零点和2个极大值：入射角为0或tan-1(0.859 2×2R/L)时,耦合系数为零而径向共振失效;入射角为tan-1(0.556 8×2R/L)或tan-1(2R/L)时,耦合系数极大而径向共振最强。此处R为池径而L为池长。结果可用于指导光声池结构优化设计与安装调试,增强光声法检测微量气体的信号幅值,提高检测灵敏度。     

光声光谱气体传感技术研究进展

光声光谱是通过光声效应把样品吸收光谱转换成声波探测,实现样品成分、浓度分析检测的一种光谱传感技术,是光谱学的一个重要分支。光声光谱除了具有吸收光谱的高选择性、高灵敏度外,还具有信号只跟样品光吸收有关,不受散射光影响,零背景, 信号与光功率成正比以及信号探测器不受光波长影响等诸多优点。在环境监测、工业过程控制与检测、医学诊断和国防危化品检测等领域得到了越来越多的应用,呈现出快速发展的趋势。除了传统的共振光声光谱技术,近年来先后出现了悬臂增强型光声光谱、石英音叉谐振增强型光声光谱、多通道光声光谱等各具特色的新技术。对光声光谱气体传感技术的研究进展进行了介绍,并分析了其应用前景和未来发展趋势。     

阶梯复合形光声池声-流特性计算与评估

为了提高光声池的检测性能,提出并分析了一种阶梯复合形光声池.以传统圆柱共振型光声池为基准模型,通过对比解析与模拟计算结果,验证了所采用模拟方法的可靠性,基于模拟方法求解并获得了阶梯腔半径、阶梯腔长度和阶梯腔数量对阶梯复合形光声池声-流特性的影响规律.结果表明:减小阶梯复合形光声池中阶梯腔半径,光声信号相对增强,阶梯腔长...     

Observation of photoacoustic/photothermal effect with a liquid-core optical ring resonator

Photothermal/photoacoustic(PT/PA) spectroscopy provides useful knowledge about optical absorption, as well as the thermal and acoustical properties of a liquid sample. For microfluidic biosensing and bioanalysis where an extremely small volume of liquid sample is encapsulated, simultaneous PT/PA detection remains a challenge. In this work, we present a new optofluidic device based on a liquid-core optical ring resonator(LCORR) for the investigation of PT and PA effects in fluid samples. A focused 532 nm pulsed light optically heats the absorptive fluid in a capillary to locally create a transient temperature rise, as well as acoustic waves. A1550 nm CW laser light is quadrature-locked to detect the resonance spectrum shift of the LCORR and study thermal diffusion and acoustic wave propagation in the capillary. This modality provides an optofluidic investigative platform for biological/biochemical sensing and spectroscopy.     

光声光谱检测装置中光声池的数值计算及优化

利用光声光谱技术进行痕量气体的检测具有独特的优势,光声池是系统装置中最为重要的核心部件,它决定着整机性能的优劣.以一圆柱形共振型光声池为研究对象,基于声学与吸收光谱学的基本理论,建立了光声池声场激发的数学模型;利用数值模拟方法对光声池空腔结构进行了声学模态仿真,获得了前8阶声学模态值以及声压可视化振型;在考虑热黏性声学损耗的作用下,对光声池进行了热-声耦合多物理场仿真计算;将仿真结果与解析计算和实验结果进行对比,明确了利用数值模拟方法来计算光声池有关指标的可靠性与可行性;针对光声池的优化问题,提出了一种将响应面代理模型与遗传算法相结合的优化算法,在将原光声池中的谐振腔两端形貌更改为喇叭口形的情况下,通过优化算法获得了以光声池品质因数Q及池常数C_(cell)为最大值寻优的Pareto最优解集;选取一组解进行考察,结果表明,代理模型预测值与数值模拟值指标最大误差仅为1.3%,优化后的新型光声池Q较之前增长了48.9%, C_(cell)增长了34.4%.研究方法可为光声光谱中光声池的优化设计提供参考借鉴.     

Modulated resonant versus pulsed resonant photoacoustics in trace gas detection

Modulated resonant photoacoustics is a sensitive technique widely used for trace gas sensing. Generally, a continuous-wave laser is modulated at a frequency corresponding to an acoustic resonance of a photoacoustic cell. Another mode of operation—which we propose to call the pulsed resonant mode—consists in matching the frequency repetition rate of a pulsed laser to an acoustic resonance of the cell. We present a theoretical model to compare the performance of these two configurations. For a given average power of the incoming light inside the cell, the pulsed resonant mode of operation (nanosecond pulses or shorter) produces π/2 times higher photoacoustic signals than the modulated resonant scheme (the latter is optimized for a 50% duty cycle). This result agrees with experiments during which both cases were investigated at 532 nm using the same photoacoustic cell containing trace concentrations of NO₂.     

Near-infrared resonant photoacoustic gas measurement using simultaneous dual-frequency excitation

The simultaneous dual-frequency operation of a resonant photoacoustic gas sensor based on the differential mode excitation photoacoustic (DME-PA) technique is presented. The DME-PA method uses the excitation of two different modes in a resonant photoacoustic cell and the gas concentration is derived from the amplitude ratio of these acoustic modes. With the simultaneous dual-frequency excitation, the amplitude ratio needed by the DME-PA technique is obtained instantaneously, in contrast to the sequential modulation scheme where additional time delays are introduced by changing the modulation frequency. For a given excitation power reaching the photoacoustic cell, and a total acquisition time longer than 7 s, the simultaneous modulation scheme provides an improved measurement uncertainty compared to the sequential scheme. The proposed sensor allows measuring water vapour with a ±150 ppmV uncertainty using current-modulated near-infrared LEDs and a 15 s total acquisition time.     

Novel resonance profiling and tracking method for photoacoustic measurements

Resonant photoacoustic (PA) detection is widely used in several atmospheric and industrial monitoring applications due to its high sensitivity and short response time. However, unexpected changes in the acoustic resonance frequency of a PA cell caused by sudden changes either in the composition or the temperature of the sample gas can largely diminish the precision of the PA measurement. This paper describes a novel method for tracking such changes in resonance frequency. Besides improving the measurement precision, the introduced CHIrped modulation for Resonance Profiling (CHIRP) method has the additional advantage of maintaining the fast response time of the PA system without using any additional hardware components. The minimum detectable water vapor concentration, depending on the modulation bandwidth of the CHIRP, was found to be 0.3–0.5 ppm in nitrogen buffer gas. The applicability of the CHIRP method was demonstrated in PA measurements in a buffer gas with varying composition, which are typical in, e.g., industrial monitoring applications.     

音叉式石英晶振共振频率对QEPAS传感器性能影响的研究

以标准商用石英音叉（QTF）为测声模块的石英增强光声光谱（QEPAS）技术是近年来发展迅速的一种痕量气体检测技术。标准商用QTF拥有的小体积,高Q值,高共振频率的特性使QEPAS技术具有结构紧凑且对环境噪声免疫的特性。但传统商用QTF狭窄的振臂间距以及较高的共振频率,使其无法在光源光束质量较差或被测气体弛豫率较低的情况下被很好的应用于QEPAS系统。为克服上述难题,非标准商用QTF（f₀≠32.7 kHz）被设计制作并越来越多的被装配于QEPAS系统中。因此,QTF共振频率对QEPAS系统信噪比的影响需要被详细研究。以水汽为目标气体,采用二次谐波调制解调技术研究了QTF共振频率对基于QEPAS技术传感器性能的影响。实验结果表明,QTF共振频率的变化对QEPAS系统的输出信号及噪声均有显著影响且QTF共振频率与QEPAS系统信噪比之间存在反比关系。上述结论对QEPAS系统中非标准QTF的设计及使用均具有重要的指导价值,对该类传感器的研发及应用意义重大。     

可在线校准的大气CO_2浓度光声光谱监测系统研究

Fs光声光谱系统的谐振频率和池常数通常在实验室由标准气体标定得到,但在实际应用中,由于标准气体本身的不确定度以及与被测气体成分的不同、环境温湿度的变化,使得现场测量中谐振频率和池常数与实验室标定结果有偏差,从而导致测量结果不准确。为了解决以上问题,提出了基于大气中氧气的在线校准技术,并将该技术用于检测大气中二氧化碳浓度的光声光谱系统。大气中氧气浓度恒定为20.964%,通过探测氧气在763.73nm附近的扫频信号及峰值信号,实现共振频率和池常数的在线校准。该系统中光声池为直径6mm,长度100mm的一阶纵向共振模式结构。理论上分析了环境温湿度、气体成分对光声池性能的影响,同时给出了用标准气体、室内空气和室外空气标定的谐振频率和池常数,在标定结果的基础上,测量得到室内和室外的二氧化碳浓度值。实验结果显示,与校准过的气体分析仪的测量值相比,用被测大气中的氧气标定的谐振频率和池常数计算的二氧化碳浓度更准确,相对误差小于1%,远小于实验室标准气体标定计算的浓度相对误差。创新处在于,直接利用大气中的氧气对光声池的池常数和共振频率进行在线校准,有效的减小了标准气体标定带来的误差,以及环境变化带来系统漂移,提高光声系统在线监测的准确性和可靠性。     

Helmholtz水声换能器弹性壁液腔谐振频率研究

针对传统Helmholtz水声换能器设计中刚性壁假设的局限性,将Helmholtz腔体的弹性计入到液腔谐振频率计算中,实现低频弹性Helmholtz水声换能器液腔谐振频率精确设计.基于细长圆柱壳腔体的低频集中参数模型,导出了腔体弹性引入的附加声阻抗表达式,得到了弹性壁条件下Helmholtz水声换能器等效电路图,给出了考虑了末端修正的弹性壁Helmholtz共振腔液腔谐振频率计算公式.利用ANSYS软件建立了算例模型,仿真分析了不同材质、半径、长度时的Helmholtz共振腔液腔谐振频率.结果对比表明弹性理论值与仿真值符合得很好,相比起传统的刚性壁理论计算结果,本文的弹性壁理论得出的液腔谐振频率值有所降低,与真实情况更加接近.本文的结论可以为精确设计低频弹性Helmholtz水声换能器提供理论支持.     

灵敏的基于分布反馈式半导体激光波长调制光声光谱

利用室温下单模运行的近红外半导体二极管激光,报导了波长调制共振光声光谱结合二次谐波探测技术.实验系统应用到乙炔探测,在1个标准大气压和3毫瓦平均光功率以及3毫秒锁相积分时间条件下其探测灵敏度可达10ppm(体积比),归一化到激光功率和系统带宽最小可探测吸收为4.0×10-8Wcm-1/Hz,并且实验中发现系统最佳压力响应值在2.66×104Pa附近.本实验装置可有效的消除光声光谱系统中常见的窗片和光声腔壁吸收入射光而引起的背景噪声.此外,相对于其他方法我们描述的基于半导体激光共振光声光谱具有很大的优点,为进一步发展便利、实用、便携式环境监测仪器奠定了坚实的基础.     

光声光谱气体检测系统中气体湿度的影响研究

工作环境是光声光谱气体检测系统在工业现场应用的重要影响因素.实验发现,待测气体湿度对电容式微音器灵敏度影响显著,导致现有光声光谱气体榆测系统测试结果漂移.文章提出一种气体湿度影响消除方法,在光声腔中安装扬声器,以扬声器信号幅值作为声感应器件灵敏度的自适应表征,对光声信号幅值作自行修正,有效克服电容式微音器声信号榆测中灵...     

High-precision pulsed photoacoustic spectroscopy in NO2-N2

A method for high-precision pulsed photoacoustic spectroscopy applied to a simple system for detection of NO₂ traces in nitrogen is presented. The acoustic signal from a closed cell containing NO₂/N₂ samples irradiated by a pulsed visible laser is analyzed in the frequency domain. A signal-processing method to obtain a high-resolution Fourier spectrum of the signal was developed. An accurate fitting of the resonance peaks with Lorentzian profiles gives high-precision determination of the amplitude and width of the resonance peaks. The resonance maximum is proportional to the absorbed energy; therefore, the choice of the laser wavelength, linewidth and frequency stability are critical for a precise calibration due to the fine structure of the NO₂ optical spectrum. The method also allows high-accuracy measurement of the Q of the acoustic cavity. The dependence of Q on the buffer gas pressure is characteristic of an acoustic cavity where energy losses near the walls predominate. Consequently, an important enhancement of sensitivity takes place at high N₂ pressure. Received: 1 June 2001 / Revised version: 27 July 2001 / Published online: 7 November 2001     

Experimental studies on perturbed acoustic resonant spectroscopy by a small rock sample in a cylindrical cavity

A measurement system for acoustic resonant spectroscopy (ARS) is established, and the effects of resonant cavity geometry, inner perturbation samples and environmental temperature on the ARS are investigated. The ARSs of the small samples with various sizes and acoustic properties are measured. The results show that at the normal pressure, the resonant frequency decreases gradually with the increase of liquid temperature in the cylindrical cavity, while the resonant amplitude increases. At certain pressure and temperature, both the resonant frequency and the amplitude decrease greatly when there exist air bubbles inside the cavity fluid. The ARS is apparently affected by the sample porosity and the sample location in the resonant cavity. At the middle of the cavity, the resonant frequencies reach their maximum values for all of the measurement samples. The resonant frequencies of the porous rock samples are smaller than those of the compacted samples if other acoustic parameters are the same. As the sample is moved from the top to the middle of the cavity along its axis, the resonant amplitude increases gradually for the compacted rocks while decreases for the unconsolidated rocks. Furthermore, the resonant amplitude increases firstly and then decreases if the porosity of the rock sample is relatively small. In addition, through the comparisons between the experimental and theoretical results, it is found that the effects of the acoustic parameters and sizes of the samples and the size of the cylindrical cavity on the laboratory results agree well with the theoretical ones qualitatively. These results may provide basic reference for the experiment study of rock acoustic properties in a low frequency using ARS.     

基于共振型高灵敏度光声光谱技术探测痕量乙炔气体浓度

乙炔气体作为判断变压器运行状态的一种故障气体,其浓度的高低反映了变压器的运行状况,因此对其浓度的探测在变压器的维护中具有重要意义。为了准确探测变压器运行过程中产生的乙炔气体浓度,为变压器的维护提供技术参数,针对基于DFB激光器的共振型光声光谱技术痕量乙炔气体检测技术开展研究,对传统的光声光谱探测系统进行改进。根据光声光谱技术的理论可知,光声信号的强度与入射激光的功率成正比,所以在光声池的出射窗口采用一个平面反射镜将红外光再次反射到光声池中以增加入射光功率,增强光声信号强度,进一步提高了光声系统的探测灵敏度。通过一定浓度的乙炔气体在不同调制频率和不同调制深度下光声信号强度的变化,确定光声探测系统的最佳调制频率和最佳调制深度为767 Hz和0.3 mV。利用不同浓度乙炔气体对系统进行标定,然后采用最小二乘法对光声信号与气体浓度进行拟合,二者具有很好的线性度。通过Allan方差计算可知,系统在平均时间达到200 s时,能够达到最低探测极限浓度。实验表明,在一个大气压下,积分时间为10 ms时,改进后的共振型光声光谱探测系统对乙炔气体的最低探测极限浓度达到了0.3 μL·L-1。还将小波去噪技术引入到低浓度下乙炔气体的光声信号处理中,有效消除了低浓度气体光声信号中的噪声,提高了信噪比。设计的共振型光声光谱探测系统操作简单,最低探测浓度符合国标中对变压器维护过程中对乙炔气体的探测需求,在变压器维护领域具有广阔的应用前景。