A simple temperature-insensitive fiber Bragg grating displacement sensor

The study on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) displacement sensor based on monitoring the back-reflected power from an array of novelly embedded FBG sensors is presented. The sensor is a uniform FBG with three sections that are embedded in different layer in a composite lamina. Its bandwidth is displacement dependent and hence its reflected power varies almost linearly with displacement and it is insensitive to temperature variation. Thus, only low-cost photodetector (PD) is required to monitor displacement. This study demonstrates a novel fiber sensor, a method of fabricated the same, and a method to achieve simultaneous multi-sensor measurement.     

An optimized strain demodulation method based on dynamic double matched fiber Bragg grating filtering

An optimized strain demodulation method based on dynamic double matched fiber Bragg grating (FBG) filtering driven by a piezoelectric transducer (PZT) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Using an optimized triangular waveform to drive PZT, the nonlinear effect is eliminated, and extraction and processing of the peak signals are more convenient. Furthermore, taking advantage of double matched-FBGs and strain amplification structure to demodulate the Bragg wavelength, the wavelength scanning range can be extended to 6.3 nm, so that a large-scale and high-precision strain measurement can be achieved. The experimental results show that in the strain range of 0-3800με, the linearity of the relationship between strain and scanning time-difference is greater than 99.8%, and the stability of repeated measurements is up to 99.5%. This demodulation method can be widely applied in the FBG measurement system.     

用光纤光栅传感器测量外压力的动态调制方法

为了提高光纤布拉格光栅压力传感器的精度和降低系统成本，提出一种使用光纤双布拉格光栅测定压力的测量方法，即在外界压力作用下，传感光纤布拉格光栅反射波长的飘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的扫描光栅的反射光脉冲间隔的变化。实验结果表明：光纤布拉格光栅反射波长漂移的测量范围为0～3nm，波长测量的不确定度为1pm；压力传感器的量程为0～6MPa时，压力的测量不确定度为0.005MPa。     

The distributed dynamic combined-stresses measurement of ship thruster inner-skin using fiber Bragg grating sensor rosette array

The use of a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor array for the measurement of dynamic combined stress of ship thruster inner-skin is presented. The triaxial stress is detected using improved three-element rectangular rosette consisting of FBG sensors. Phase lag effect among triaxial stress sensor is considered and eliminated by employing multi-channel demodulation and improving the layout of sensor rosette array and connection layout. The tests are carried on to measure the distributed combined-stress change of ship thruster duct when ship thruster work at different rotate speed and pitch of angle. The test result are analyzed which show that measured stress are acceptable and in accord with predicted result.     

利用全光纤干涉解调技术的光纤光栅复用传感系统

提出了一种用于光纤光栅传感波长检测的新方法。系统采用全光纤Mach Zehnder干涉仪,运用动态的自参考相位检测方式,结合微机实时处理技术,实现了对三点复用传感器的高分辨率(0.99pm)解调,单点测量范围达3.32nm。系统结构简单、成本低,可以同时检测静态和低频动态信号。     

Four-element fiber Bragg grating acceleration sensor array

A four-element fiber Bragg grating acceleration sensor array is presented in this paper. The system combines an unbalanced Mach–Zehnder interferometer and three coarse wavelength division multiplexers (WDMs). The totally passive scheme has the advantages of high operation frequency and loose requirements for the working environment. An acceleration resolution of better than for the four channels is achieved.     

光纤光栅传感信号解调技术研究进展

光纤光栅传感器是一种新型传感器,有着非常广泛的应用前景。限制光纤光栅传感器大量实际应用的主要障碍是传感信号解调,因而,光纤光栅传感信号解调是光纤光栅传感器应用的关键技术之一。本文对现有已报道的光纤光栅传感信号的解调方法进行综述,并归类为:边缘滤波法、匹配滤波法、可调谐滤波法、光源波长可调谐扫描法、射频探测法、光栅啁啾法、CCD分光仪法、干涉法。对各种方法的原理及相关改进方法进行了阐述,并对其优缺点做了比较分析,最后,对光纤光栅传感信号的解调技术发展进行了展望。     

Fiber Bragg grating sensor for petroleum hydrocarbon leak detection

A novel type of fiber optic Bragg grating sensor for petroleum hydrocarbon leak detection is presented. The sensor structure includes attached to the fiber a polymer member, which reversibly expands in hydrocarbon presence and strains the fiber section with the Bragg grating inside. A shift of the grating Bragg wavelength due to fiber strain is more than 2 nm for 20-min gasoline influence, which significantly exceeds a shift due to possible environmental temperature variation.     

一种光纤波长解调光谱峰值定位算法

提出一种基于低复杂度Levenberg-Marquarat的光纤波长解调光谱峰值定位算法,该算法相对于现有的功率加权算法和高斯-多项式拟合算法,具有高精度定位光谱峰值的优点,实验结果表明,在高性噪比情况下,采用基于低复杂度Levenberg-Marquarat的峰值定位算法可以有效地抵制噪声提高解调精度,将光纤波长解调误差控制在1pm内。通过简化后的数据处理过程,可以满足高速解调的要求,便于在数字电路上实现。     

分布式反馈激光器动态扫描光纤布拉格光栅波长解调系统

通过对该系统采集到的法布里-珀罗(F-P)标准具透射谱和光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)传感器反射谱进行寻峰算法以及拟合算法的研究,采用C语言编程和LabVIEW编程相结合的方式,实现了FBG波长信号的解调。其中,由于系统采集到的F-P透射谱和FBG反射谱线时域信号数据都由离散点构成,且在3dB带宽内均符合高斯曲线分布,采用高斯拟合对采集到的信号数据进行寻峰处理,提高系统精度;又由于分布式反馈(DFB)激光器的波长扫描存在着一定的非线性,采用二项式拟合对DFB激光器的波长扫描曲线进行拟合,以降低其非线性导致的误差。另外,设置一路标准FBG传感通道用于波长校准。实验研究表明该系统稳定性良好,波长测量范围为1 550.012~1 554.812nm,分辨力为1pm,精度为±10pm,验证了该系统可用于FBG波长信号检测的可行性。     

Fiber Bragg grating strain sensor based on fiber laser

A study on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensor, based on erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser, is presented. A strain-sensing element, FBG, also acts as the lasing wavelength selecting component. When strain is applied on the FBG, the laser cavity loss changes, leading to a modification of the laser transient. Strain measurements are obtained in the time domain by simply measuring the EDF laser build-up time. Relative variation in the build-up time of up to 190%, for a strain range from 0 με to 2350 με, is achieved with a resolution corresponding to a strain of better than 2.35 με. This study demonstrates a novel fiber sensor concept and the technical feasibility to develop fiber strain measurement.     

光纤光栅传感系统信号解调技术的研究

波长编码信号的解调是光纤光栅传感系统进入实用化的关键技术之一。本文讨论了光纤光栅传感信号解调的基本原理，分析了国内外提出的常用解调方法的工作机理和特点，并总结了信号解调过程中存在的主要技术难点，指出其发展方向，为光纤光栅传感系统解调部分的设计提供了依据。     

光纤Bragg光栅应变、温度交叉敏感问题的研究

解决应变和温度的交叉敏感,实现应变和温度同时测量一直是光纤光栅传感器研究的关键问题。从应变和温度交叉敏感的物理机制出发,较为全面地介绍了几种主要解决方案：双波长矩阵法、2个包层直径不同的FBG法、啁啾光栅法等。并且基于双波长矩阵法,提出了一种基于管式弹性应变敏感元件的光纤光栅传感器结构,很好地实现了温度150℃,压力20MPa的同时区分测量,其温度灵敏度为0.02nm/℃。解决了温度和应变同时区分测量这一技术难题。     

基于线型腔掺铒光纤激光器的光纤光栅传感实验研究

提出了一种基于线型腔掺铒光纤激光器的光纤布拉格光栅传感解调系统,并进行了理论分析和实验验证。此传感系统具有稳定性好、信噪比高、结构简单等特点。实验结果表明:在常温下光纤光栅传感解调系统能很好的实现光纤光栅传感信号的传感和检测;15m掺铒光纤用作增益介质可以产生较大信噪比的稳定激光输出,系统在4nm范围内的解调精度为0.04nm。     

Radio-frequency interrogation of a fiber Bragg grating sensor in the configuration of a fiber laser with external cavities

A fiber laser sensor, which consists of two coupled cavities based on three fiber Bragg gratings (two of them acting as sensing elements) and is interrogated via the longitudinal mode beating frequency, is presented. The two resonant cavities have lengths of 4250 m and 4297 m, respectively. Their beating frequency is of the order of 24 kHz, and its shift as a function of the variation of the period of one (or both) of the sensing gratings, induced by strain or temperature changes, can be measured by a radio-frequency analyzer. The system is suitable for long-distance sensing with high spatial resolution and high sensitivity.     

分布式反馈激光器动态扫描光纤布拉格光栅波长解调系统

通过对该系统采集到的法布里-珀罗(F-P)标准具透射谱和光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)传感器反射谱进行寻峰算法以及拟合算法的研究,采用C语言编程和LabVIEW编程相结合的方式,实现了FBG波长信号的解调。其中,由于系统采集到的F-P透射谱和FBG反射谱线时域信号数据都由离散点构成, 且在3 dB带宽内均符合高斯曲线分布,采用高斯拟合对采集到的信号数据进行寻峰处理,提高系统精度;又由于分布式反馈(DFB)激光器的波长扫描存在着一定的非线性,采用二项式拟合对DFB激光器的波长扫描曲线进行拟合,以降低其非线性导致的误差。另外,设置一路标准FBG传感通道用于波长校准。实验研究表明该系统稳定性良好,波长测量范围为1 550.012~1 554.812 nm,分辨力为1 pm,精度为10 pm,验证了该系统可用于FBG波长信号检测的可行性。     

A linearity interrogation technique with enlarged dynamic range for fiber Bragg grating sensing

An exact linearity interrogation technique with enlarged dynamic range for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor has been analyzed theoretically and demonstrated experimentally. The technique bases on two matched FBGs for receiving the reflected signal from the sensor FBG and two photodiodes (PDs) for collecting the reflected signal from the two receiver FBGs. The linear expression between the nature logarithm of the output ratio of the two PDs and Bragg wavelength of the sensor FBG is obtained on the condition that the bandwidths of the two receiver FBGs being equal to each other. The wavelength of the sensor FBG can be interrogated simply and accurately by the linearity technique according to the expression. In addition, a new tunable paralleled matched gratings interrogation scheme is proposed. The interrogation range can be enlarged and multiple FBG sensors can be interrogated simultaneously with the tunable interrogation scheme.     

光纤布喇格光栅中心波长反向漂移的实验研究

以较大载荷轴向拉伸光纤布喇格光栅时,由于裸纤与涂覆层的弹性模量不同,会产生中心波长反向漂移现象,严重影响了传感器的准确度与测量范围.实验研究表明,在光纤固定端适当剥除一段涂覆层,然后将裸露部分与带涂覆层部分同时固定,可将光纤布喇格光栅的中心波长反方向漂移量控制在10－3 nm以内,同时可增大光纤布喇格光栅的有效调谐范围,并使其能够保持较好的线性度,实验结果与理论计算结果相符合.     

合金钢封装光纤Bragg光栅传感器传感特性的研究

提出了一种光纤光栅新型合金钢封装结构。利用等强度悬臂梁和温度控制箱对合金钢封装光纤布拉格光栅的应力和温度传感特性进行了测量。实验表明,采用该种封装的光纤光栅传感器保持了裸光纤光栅的响应灵敏度,其拉应变灵敏度系数为1.17pm/με,压应变灵敏度系数为1.2pm/με,温度灵敏度系数为11.3pm/℃,线性响应度在0.9995以上,可满足实际应用的要求。     

用于干涉型光纤传感器的相位生成载波解调技术

相位生成载波技术是用于光纤传感器中很重要的一种信号解调方法。简要说明了相位生成载波调制的原理和两种基本的调制方法 ,着重介绍了相位生成载波调制信号的解调方法 ,包括 :零差法、伪外差法和合成外差法 ,并对以上各种方法进行了分析比较。对相位生成载波技术在干涉型光纤传感器中的应用作了详细的介绍。针对现在最有希望用于智能结构的光纤布拉格光栅传感器 ,介绍了相位生成载波技术在这方面的应用。