The separation of out-of-plane displacement from in-plane components by fringe carrier method based on large image-shearing ESPI

A fringe carrier method for separating out-of-plane displacement from in-plane components based on large image-shearing electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) is presented. If the test object is respectively illuminated by two expanded symmetric illuminations in large image-shearing ESPI, two interferometers are formed. Carrier fringe patterns can be introduced by tilting reference surface a small angle. The carrier fringe patterns are demodulated after deformation of the object. Two phase maps, which include out-of-plane and in-plane displacement, can be obtained by using Fourier transform. Then out-of-plane displacement can be easily separated from in-plane displacement by simple operation between two unwrapped phase distributions. The principle of spatial carrier frequency modulation in large image-shearing ESPI is discussed. A typical three-point-bending experiment is completed. Experimental results are offered. The results show that the method offers high visibility of carrier fringes. And the system presented does not need a special beam as a reference light and has simple optical setup.     

On the feasibility of a neutron Hanbury Brown—Twiss experiment with gravitationally-induced phase shift

It is shown that a gravitational potential difference between the two components of a split fermion beam in a Mach—Zehnder type interferometer can influence the fermion second-order, one-point correlation function and hence the conditional probability of fermion arrivals at one output port. Manifestation of the effect requires use of two statistically-inequivalent input beams. The configuration is a particle analogue of the optical Hanbury Brown—Twiss experiments. Contrary to previous report of a signal-to-noise performance orders of magnitude higher than that characterising the cross-correlation of particle fluctuations in two beams, it is shown that both types of measurements are characterised by comparable signal-to-noise expressions. The implications for observation of neutron antibunching are discussed.     

Phase‐locking of two independent degenerate coherent anti‐Stokes Raman scattering processes: concept,proposed all‐optical implementation,and potential applications

A novel approach toward phase‐locking of two independently produced yet energetically degenerate coherent anti‐Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) processes is put forward. The proposed all‐optical implementation involves a modified Mach–Zehnder interferometer, which is utilized to transfer phase coherence from three totally uncorrelated laser beams into two degenerate CARS beams that are produced in two distinct Raman active samples. Such a CARS interferometer based on coherent phase transport allows explicit measurement and control of phase differences between the two phase‐locked degenerate CARS processes, and hence may find applications in pertinent research fields such as CARS spectroscopy (tomography) as well as quantum information processing and transfer. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

光纤干涉仪臂差的测量

用白光干涉和Michelson干涉仪技术测量光纤Michelson干涉仪和Mach-Zehnder干涉仪的臂差.这种方法能在线测量任意长度的光纤干涉仪臂差,包括零臂差,测量的精度由光源的相干长度确定,为微米数量级.     

一种用于动态过程测量的实时偏振相移方法

利用一种特殊的相位龙基光栅和偏振相移技术,可同时获得四幅具有不同相移的干涉图,由此可计算出被测物体的全场相位分布,从而实现对支态过程相位的测量。将该方法应用于马赫－曾德尔干涉系统的散斑干涉系统,分别测量了液体的折射率变化和固体的离面位移,给出了实验结果。     

The rotating linearly polarized light from a polarizing Mach–Zehnder interferometer: Production and applications

The production and control of a required polarization state are very important in optical measurements such as thin film surface characterization, ensuring continuity of data measurement and speedy acquisition. In this paper, a polarizing Mach–Zehnder interferometer is used to generate rotating linearly polarized light. Theoretical analysis and experimentation on the proposed configuration show good agreement. Applications of the rotating linearly polarized light generated from the proposed polarizing interferometer are demonstrated. The applications include measurements of the phase retardation of several wave retarders. The results from the preliminary investigation show a promising performance of the proposed setup.     

在电子散斑干涉中利用反相位法进行三维变形测量

提出一种可将离面位移与面内位移分离的三维位移计算方法。在双光束电子散斑干涉系统中增加一路参考光,使这一路参考光为两光束所共用。两束光各自独立地对变形物体进行测量,分别计算相位分布,并对其中之一进行反相位计算。理论分析表明,对二路检测光所得到的相位进行相减运算,就能够较好地减少电子噪声的影响,分离面内位移场与离面位移,实现物体变形的三维测量。介绍该方法的原理,并利用典型实验证实了该方法的可行性。     

An in-plane insensitive multiaperture speckle shear interferometer for slope measurement

A modified two-aperture speckle shear interferometer that eliminates the contribution of the in-plane component and its derivative to the phase change, and yields a fringe pattern corresponding to the first-order partial derivatives of the out-of-plane displacement component, is reported in this note. In this method, two laterally sheared object points are viewed axially. The wave fields from these points are independently combined at the image plane of the imaging system.     

马赫-曾德尔干涉仪消光比和单通道光开关

对马赫-曾德尔(M—Z)干涉仪的滤光消光比特性进行了研究，提出了一种在其一端加上光纤全反镜的方法，大大改善了马赫一曾德尔干涉仪的输出谱特性，由此提出并设计了一种单通道光开关，实验得到了约37．4dB的开关动态范围。     

Application of the holographic carrier fringe and FFT technique for deformation measurement

This paper describes a holographic system based on the use of fibre optics and automatic spatial carrier fringe pattern analysis. Carrier fringes are generated by simply translating the object beam between two exposures. Single-mode optical fibres are used to transfer both the object and reference beams. The fast Fourier transform method is used to process the interferograms: it extracts phase from fringe patterns resulting from the interference of tilted wavefronts. The method is illustrated by measuring the deformation of an arbitrarily clamped, uniformly loaded circular plate. The results are given for the perspective plot of the out-of-plane deformation field, the maps of wrapped and unwrapped phase, and a contour map of the unwrapped phase.     

Speckle interferometry methods for displacement and strain measurements using photorefractive crystal

Photorefractive crystals offer several attractive features such as high resolution and in situ processing. As the images are erasable, these crystals are suitable for read–write applications and hence find potential use in speckle photography, image processing and holography. The barium titanate (BaTiO₃) crystal as recording medium has been extensively used as a novelty filter for real-time in-plane displacement measurements employing two-beam coupling configuration. This paper presents new optical configurations in speckle shear photography to measure in-plan displacement and the strain in real time using BaTiO₃ crystal as recording medium. Speckle photography studies are made using a simple two-beam coupling configuration. In speckle shear photography, a diffused object illuminated with two parallel narrow laser beams is imaged inside the crystal, and a pump beam is added at this plane. The speckle patterns due to each beam and the pump beam produce index gratings. When the object is deformed, the speckle patterns shift consequently. We now have four speckle fields: two generated from the interaction of pump beam with the index gratings and two pertaining to deformed states directly transmitted through the crystal. Thus, the fields from respective points on the object interfere after passage through the crystal and produce the Young's fringe patterns. Due to strain, the fringes in each pattern are of different width and orientation, resulting in the generation of a Moiré pattern. The strain is obtained from the width and orientation of the fringes in the Moiré pattern. The experiments are conducted on a specimen with a notch, which is subjected to tensile loading. The in-plane displacement is measured separately in another experiment. The above studies are carried out at Nd–Yag laser.     

用Stokes参量法实现数字同轴偏振全息的研究

提出了一种基于Stokes参量的数字同轴偏振全息方法.在实验中用一束线偏振光和一束椭圆偏振光作为参考光, 分别与物光进行干涉,通过拍摄在两个相互垂直方向上的全息图,计算出物光在这两个方向的振幅和相位信息, 从而得到物光的Stokes参量和物体的全偏振信息,实现对各向异性物体偏振态空间分布的图像重建. 实验结果表明,该方法可用于物体的全偏振特性的测量.这种方法在求出物光Stokes参量的同时, 也可消除零级像和共轭像的干扰,因此也可用于同轴或离轴全息.     

Phase profile analysis of transparent objects through the use of a two windows interferometer based on a one beam splitter configuration

In this research we implemented a two windows interferometer based on polarization phase shifting and grating interferometry techniques in order to retrieve the phase data profile of the object in a single capture. The optical configuration has two optical beams with circular polarization in opposite directions, and it is coupled with a 4-f system. An amplitude grid is used as a filter which is placed at the Fourier plane to obtain replicas of each beam which can properly interfere, depending on the separation between beams. The interferometer presents the capability of changing the beam separation in order to make different orders interfere properly. The interference patterns produced can be separately modulated through the operation of linear polarizer's placed on each interference replica. In order to present the capabilities of the system we will select four interferograms result of contiguous orders interference.     

双目视觉DIC测量系统的离面位移测量精度

采用离面位移测量精度达到10 nm~20 nm的电子散斑干涉测量系统验证了双目视觉数字散斑相关测量系统的离面位移测量精度。分别用电子散斑干涉测量系统和双目视觉数字散斑相关测量系统同时测量了平板离面位移,并对所测量的位移最大值进行了分析处理及比较。结果表明,双目视觉数字散斑相关测量系统的物体离面位移分布云图与电子散斑干涉测量系统的结果基本相同,且两者位移均方根相差为2.76 m~3.56 m,相对误差为4.59%~7.60%。因此,当被测量物体的离面位移大于4 m时,双目视觉Q400测量系统精度可达到电子散斑干涉测量系统的精度。     

时间序列散斑干涉场中相位函数的计算

散斑干涉或电子散斑干涉计量应用于连续运动或变形物体时,就会产生一个时变的散斑干涉场,通过摄像系统连续地采集这一时变散斑场,可获得一系列时间序列散斑干涉图,通过对序列散斑图上各点在时间轴上光强值的变化进行分析,提出了一种基于时间序列的分析方法,用以提取干涉场的相位值,进而获得物体全场变形信息。     

Manipulation of speckle fringes for non-destructive testing of defects in composites

A digital speckle pattern interferometer with optical fibres is proposed for composite materials diagnostics in an operative environment. Detection of a variety of flaws, such as disbonds, delaminations and cracks in aircraft components, is reported. Additional fringes are introduced for linearizing the fringe pattern and obtaining quantitative deformation measurements by Fourier transform analysis.     

全光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪及其在光纤自发布里渊散射测量中的应用

从理论上分析了全光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪的分光原理,并将所研制的全光纤单通Mach-Zehnder干涉仪和双通Mach-Zehnder干涉仪应用于自发布里渊散射光谱的测量,实现了色散位移光纤中自发布里渊散射与瑞利散射的有效分离.     

Noise reduction in electronic speckle pattern interferometry fringes by merging orthogonally polarised speckle fields

The noise in sawtooth fringes generated by electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) is investigated. When deformations of depolarising objects are studied, the scattered object light can be decomposed into two orthogonal linearly polarised speckle patterns which are partially decorrelated. Their correlation coefficient decreases with increasing depolarisation coefficient of the object. By suitable merging of the phase distributions of these two speckle fields on the basis of a modulation depth analysis, the rms phase error in the ESPI sawtooth fringes can be reduced significantly.     

基于散斑干涉的光滑表面变形快速检测

针对目前光滑表面力学性能测试困难的情况,建立了一种改进的数字激光散斑干涉测量系统。首先通过新的散斑干涉光路设计实现散斑照射,同时采用空间载波傅里叶变换法,对光滑零件加载变形的动态散斑干涉图像进行处理,最后得到光滑表面的变形场分布情况。该方法不对被测表面进行任何处理,可实现光滑表面的高精度全场变形测量。实验结果表明:最大变形处为镜面板的中央,测得最大变形量分别为1.936、1.861和1.797μm,与中心变形预设值接近。该方法光路简单、测量方案切实可行,能够实现光滑表面变形的快速动态测量。     

Quantitative evaluation of two-dimensional dynamic deformations using digital holography

An optical system for the parallel evaluation of in- and out-of-plane dynamical deformations will be described. A double pulse laser with pulse separation in the microsecond range is used for the investigations. Two separate interferograms of an object under test, in its undeformed and deformed state, are recorded in a few microseconds. The object is illuminated from two different directions and imaged onto a CCD sensor. This produces two sensitivity vectors. The reference beams have different directions in order to produce two directional spatial carriers. The Fourier method is used for quantitative evaluation, and the measurements along different sensitivity vectors are separated in the Fourier domain. The phases of the two interferograms are obtained from the complex amplitudes and the two dimensional deformation is calculated from the phases. Experimental results are presented.