Fiber-optic sensor for the estimation of microbial corrosion of metals

This paper presents an optical approach to estimate the degree of corrosion of metals by measuring the changes in surface texture. The principle behind this method is based on scattering of light by objects. Source fiber is used to focus the light on the biocorroded metal surface. The resultant scattered and reflected light intensities are measured individually using detector fibers placed at different angles. The degree of corrosion is estimated as a ratio of scattered and reflected light intensities of specimen surface in a relative scale from 0 to 100. The observed optical measurements correlate well with the measured corrosion rate (correlation coefficient (R²)=0.972). A consistent relationship is found between optical measurements and corrosion levels.     

基于白光干涉的光缆无损伤识别方法

提出一种基于白光干涉的光缆无损伤识别方法.将光纤的两端环接,入射光波经耦合器分成两束光,以相反的方向在同一根光纤中传播,用探测器接收另一端产生的信号.在外加作用力下,对并列在一起的两根光纤产生的光程变化进行了理论分析,推导出光缆识别系统输出信号的理论表达式,对系统输出的信号进行了仿真计算.分别利用冲击信号、正弦信号、音...     

In situ characterization of nanoparticles during growth by means of white light scattering

A simple method of characterization of suspensions of spherical nanoparticles with monotonically variable size is proposed. It allows for the in situ measurement of the particle size as well as spectral dependence of their refractive indices. The method requires three optical channels: one for the illumination of a suspension by white light and two for the measurements of the spectra of scattered light. Parameters of the particles are determined by fitting the measured temporal spectral surfaces by the calculated Mie scattering functions. The method is applied to the particles being grown in a low-pressure reactive plasma of a discharge in an acetylene-argon mixture.     

Laser light scattering and correlation techniques for characterization of colloidal suspensions

Particle motion in colloidal suspensions causes Doppler shifts in scattered laser light. For pure diffusion, the resulting spectral broadening may be measured by intensity interferometry and photon correlation techniques. Measured line widths or decay times yield particle size information. Electrophoretic mobilities may be determined, if an electric field is applied to the suspension. However, resulting line shifts can be extremely small and real-time optical phase processing may be required to resolve it. Finally, information about particle interactions may be obtained by studying angular cross sections or by photon correlation measurements on a small number of particles, i.e. using a very small scattering volume.Dedicated to Professor Harry Thomas on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Particle sizing by time-resolved Mie calculations—A numerical study

If a small transparent particle is illuminated with a short laser pulse, the signals of the individual scattering light orders appear temporally successively. Since to each scattered light order belongs a specific optical path through the particle, the particle size can be determined from the time difference between the detected scattered light signals. For the case of a detector position within the backscatter region, which especially is important in measuring practice, the time difference between the specular reflection signal and the signal after a single internal reflection (refraction of second order) must to be evaluated. In the numerical simulation we generate the concerned scattered light signals by using time-resolved Mie calculations and in this paper we present the geometrical models, which permit a correct interpretation of the temporal behavior of these pulse-induced scattered light signals.     

Attenuation measurement of optical fibers for sensor technology

Generally the attenuation of optical fibers used for sensor technology is higher than that of fibers for telecommunications. This is difficult to measure by the optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). This paper presents a simple method that employs an integrating sphere. The total and scattering attenuation coefficients can be calculated and discriminated by the measured power of the light scattered out of the optical fiber and collected by the integrating sphere.     

基于插入损耗的光纤信号调制器

基于光纤连接的横向偏移造成的插入损耗研制了一种的新型的光纤信号光调制器。调节对接光纤的横向偏移,可以调节对接光纤间的光耦合效率,利用调制信号调制横向偏移可实现对光纤传输光信号的调制。实验中,将调制电信号放大并加载于压电陶瓷使其振荡,由此控制对接光纤的横向偏移与调制信号同步变化,实现了对下一级光纤输出端光强的调制。这种光纤信号调制器主要针对光的振幅调制,实验中获得调制度优于95%,信噪比约为20dB,带宽约为200kHz。具有价格低廉、调制度高的特点,可应用于光纤传输信号的调制及信号斩波等。     

基于光调制技术的混浊介质空间散射光信号检测方法研究

为提高被测混浊介质样品漫反射、漫透射和准直透射光信号的测量信噪比,首次将光调制技术运用于空间多点特征光信号的检测中。测量系统以调制盘转动频率对样品入射光强进行频率调制,然后对采集的多点光强数据通过离散傅里叶变换进行解调,提取调制频率点的谐波分量作为测量值。用该方法对浓度为8%,直径为0.7μm的聚苯乙烯小球悬浮液进行了实验测试,结果表明该方法能有效提高被测样品特征光信号的测量信噪比,为强噪声背景下混浊介质光学参数研究提供了新的途径和方法。     

Attenuation measurement of optical fibers for sensor technology

Abstract

Generally the attenuation of optical fibers used for sensor technology is higher than that of fibers for telecommunications. This is difficult to measure by the optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). This paper presents a simple method that employs an integrating sphere. The total and scattering attenuation coefficients can be calculated and discriminated by the measured power of the light scattered out of the optical fiber and collected by the integrating sphere.     

Quantum nondemolition measurements of the phase and polarization Stokes parameters of optical fields

We propose a new method for performing continuous quantum nondemolition measurements (QNDM) of the polarization characteristics of light, the signal photon number, and the Stokes parameters of light. For devices that implement such measurements we take cubically nonlinear double-filament optical fibers with tunnel coupling of the filaments. Such a system employs a four-mode mixing of the waves (two probe modes and two signal modes). Linear optical elements needed for preliminary and subsequent conversion of the Stokes parameters are also used. We show that measurements of one Stokes parameter can be used for QNDM of the phase difference between the two initial modes. Here the accuracy of such measurements is determined by the initial fluctuations of the Stokes parameters of the probe modes and by the size of the nonlinear mode conversion coefficient in the optical fibers. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 13, 1235–1252 (April 1998)     

The spectral distribution of light scattered from methyl fluoride in the critical region

Abstract

The experimental data for the spectral distribution of light scattered from methyl fluoride in the critical region are collected and analysed for different polarization directions by means of a Fabry-Pérot etalon. The analysis reveals the presence of an unshifted Rayleigh line and two frequency shifted Brilllouin lines for polarized and depolarized intensities. The intensity ratio of these lines - the so-called Landau-Placzek ratio - is determined along the critical isochore and its divergence near the critical point is described by a power law expression.     

激光尘埃粒子计数器微型光学传感器的研究

研制成功便携式激光尘埃粒子计数器的核心部件———微型光学传感器。该传感器采用直角散射光收集形式,以高功率半导体激光器作为光源,同时采用高性能的PIN型光电二极管作为光电探测器。散射光收集系统为单一大数值孔径的球面反射镜,其对粒子散射光的收集角范围从20°到160°。粒子散射光信号是脉冲信号,其频谱成份主要在高频段,所以在PIN型光电二极管后用一个带通式前置放大器来消除外界的低频噪声,根据米氏散射理论计算了该光学传感器的光散射响应特性,并用聚苯乙烯标准粒子实测了该光学传感器的性能。结果表明,该系统具有高的信噪比、计数效率和尺寸分辨本领。     

Particle sizing and velocity measurement of microspheres from the analysis of polarization of the scattered light

A brief review of the existing particle sizing methods is presented. An optical method under development is introduced from the analysis of the polarization ratio of the light scattered by the particles based on Lorenz-Mie theory. The theoretical background is summarized with the numerical calculation presented. A photogrammteric system has been set up to perform the measurements. Calibration of the experimental setup has been carried out on polystyrene microspheres of different size. The experimental values of the polarization ratio have been obtained by analyzing the particle images taken by the CCD to render the particle size under investigation. Several experiments and their results are demonstrated to illustrate the application fields of the optical method presented in the current study.     

On‐line Determination of Particle Size Distributions in Flowing Dispersions

Emulsions are of great importance to industry. They are involved in many engineering operations, including chemical reactions, extraction, emulsification and suspension polymerization, etc. However, an important problem for these processes is how to control the size distribution of the dispersed phase. Indeed, off‐line analysis of the emulsion may generate uncertainties due to sampling and dilution of the product, which are likely to change the dispersion state and physico‐chemical properties. In this work, an on‐line optical method is proposed to characterize dispersed media in real flowing conditions. This method is based on the time‐analysis of back‐scattered light fluctuations. The present paper deals with the development of this method and its application to dispersions of alumina in water. The results obtained with the on‐line optical method are compared with those acquired by classical laser light scattering and microscopy.     

Numerical Study on the Performance in High bit rate Optical Communication Systems

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Numerical Study on the Performance in High-bit-rate Optical Communication Systems

By numerical simulations, we show that picosecond Gaussian optical pulses with a precise optimal frequency chirping can transmit stably in full-dispersion compensation optical fiber links, with not only second- but also third-order dispersion compensation, using dispersion shift fibers with opposite dispersion sign. The optimal pre-chirp is determined principally by the second-order dispersion scheme and scarcely affected by third-order dispersion scheme. It demonstrates that, to a high bit rate transmission system, the pre-chirping technology and higher-order dispersion compensation are two very efficient measures in improving performance of system.     

偏振相移与相位共轭结合的散射光聚焦技术研究

散射介质对光的随机散射作用是制约其光学聚焦和成像的重要因素，光学相位共轭技术能够通过对散射光场共轭还原实现透过散射介质的光学聚焦和成像，其中散射光场相位的获取是共轭还原的核心。阐述了偏振相移的基本原理，将偏振相移与相位共轭技术相结合，设计了新的基于偏振相移的数字光学相位共轭系统。采用633 nm的HeNe激光器作为系统光源，毛玻璃作为散射介质开展散射光聚焦实验研究。实验结果表明:该装置能够成功实现透过散射介质的光学聚焦，其中聚焦点与背景光强的比值可达约400倍。     

基于光克尔门空间扫描单次激光信噪比测量

提出一种基于光克尔门空间扫描的单次激光信噪比测量方法.在该方法中,门光和探测光在光克尔介质中正交传输,通过光克尔门对探测光的空间扫描实现激光信噪比测量.采用该测量方法进行了单次激光信噪比测量的实验研究,测得时间窗口和分辨率分别为88.2ps、2.7ps.由于取样门是由光克尔效应来控制,因此该激光信噪比测量方法对于待测激光的波长没有限制.     

Synchronization of optical polarization conversion and scattering in chiral fibers

We demonstrate that polarization transformation and scattering in adiabatically twisted single-mode birefringent optical fibers is synchronized so that light in one evolving elliptically polarized mode is freely transmitted while orthogonally polarized light is scattered out of the fiber. Thus, linearly polarized radiation initially oriented along the fast axis of the untwisted fiber is transformed to circularly polarized light with the same sense of rotation as the twisted fiber and is scattered out of the fiber. When the fiber twist is first accelerated and then decelerated, the fiber becomes a broadband, low-insertion-loss, linear polarizer.     

激光显示照明光路中复眼透镜的设计

设计激光投影机光学系统需要从如何减小光学系统的体积和提高激光光源的光效两个方面考虑。研究了激光显示照明系统中的复眼透镜,并对设计的复眼小透镜矩形单元进行了优化,发现在复眼透镜整体尺寸和单颗复眼小透镜焦距一定的情况下,整个复眼透镜上的阵列越多,即复眼透镜上蜂窝的数量越多,其匀光效果就越好,且此时投影机系统的体积也较小。为了提高激光光源的光效,设计中对复眼透镜在不同数值孔径照明光束下的匀光效果进行了讨论。并对优化设计后的复眼透镜进行40 000条光线追迹,实验显示其光线透过率可以达到92.5%,且几乎无杂散光。