光纤菲佐传感器频分复用网络解调方法研究

为了减小光纤菲佐传感器间的串扰,提高传感器网络的复用能力,提出了基于Pisarenko正弦波恢复法的光纤菲佐应变传感器频分复用网络光谱解调方案。在多光束干涉原理的基础上,建立了基于Pisarenko正弦波恢复方法的传感器频分复用解调模型,并对2个光纤菲佐传感器的串扰进行了实验研究。快速傅里叶变换能够达到应变精度好于±10με的传感器间最小腔长差约为500μm,而该方法可以把最小腔长差缩短至100μm左右。这意味着系统的复用能力提高了大约5倍。因此,该方法是一种串扰小、复用能力强的解调方法,在大容量准分布式传感网络中具有极大的潜在应用价值。     

Demodulation algorithm for spatial-frequency-division-multiplexed fiber-optic Fizeau strain sensor networks

A demodulation algorithm for spatial-frequency-division-multiplexed fiber-optic Fizeau strain sensor networks with a large number of sensors is proposed to effectively reduce the cross talk between any two adjacent sensors and hence substantially enhance the multiplexing capability of the network, which is based on the Pisarenko algorithm. The cross talk between two fiber-optic Fizeau sensors is investigated experimentally. The experimental results show that a strain accuracy of better than +/-10 micro permittivity can be achieved even when the cavity length difference is approximately 100 microm. It was demonstrated that the multiplexing capability of the spatial-frequency-division-multiplexed fiber-optic Fizeau sensor network can be approximately 5 times greater than that of the conventional fast-Fourier-transform algorithm, and this can lead to achievement of a sensing network with a multiplexing capability of as many as 1000 Fizeau sensors.     

分布式光纤温度传感技术在隧道监测中的应用

介绍了分布式光纤温度传感检测原理及采用拉曼散射型分布式光纤温度传感器并将其与高速采集处理电路集成的检测方式。分析了分布式光纤温度传感技术应用于隧道火情监控的优越性。结合计算机及现场Modbus网络构建了隧道监测网络，同时还介绍了开发隧道监测网络的软硬件设计过程。现场实验表明，分布式光纤温度传感技术具有良好的应用前景和较高的推广价值。     

Two-loop-based low-coherence multiplexing fiber-optic sensor network with a Michelson optical path demodulator

A two-loop-based low-coherence multiplexing fiber-optic sensor network is proposed and demonstrated. It greatly extends the multiplexing capacity of this kind of sensor. A practical implementation of this scheme uses a popular amplified spontaneous emission light source and standard single-mode fiber, which are commonly used in the communications industry. The sensor's two-loop topology is completely passive. Absolute length measurements can be obtained for each sensing fiber segment for use in measuring the quasi-distribution strain or temperature. For large-scale smart structures this technique not only extends the multiplexing potential but also provides a redundancy for the sensing system. This means that the two-loop sensor network can break down at several points and the sensing system will still work even if some of the embedded two-loop sensors have been destroyed. The robustness of the nine-sensor two-loop sensing network is investigated and discussed.     

Investigation of dual-channel fiber-optic surface plasmon resonance sensing for biological applications

A dual-channel fiber-optic sensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for self-referencing refractive-index measurements has been proposed. Most applications of fiber-optic SPR sensors are designed to measure the refractive index of a liquid or gas sample by measuring the signal from a single surface, the sensitivity and stability of which is easily affected by the fluctuation of external environmental conditions. We have designed a dual-channel fiber-optic surface sensor with two independent SPR signals from two areas of the same probe. A prototype sensor was fabricated and characterized. The preliminary experimental results demonstrate the characteristic responses of both SPR signals from two channels that independently correspond to the refractive index changes in the liquid samples with which they are in contact. The design could be extended to a multichannel sensor with further developments. The experimental results confirmed that one channel can be used as a reference sensor that could compensate for unexpected changes in bulk refraction or temperature and develop this sensor as a practicable high-sensitivity biosensing device.     

Light intensity modulation fiber-optic sensor for curvature measurement

A light intensity modulation fiber-optic sensor, which can measure curvature directly, has been developed. It is suitable for the measurement of thin, embedded or highly flexible structures. An experimental analysis on the static and dynamic characteristics of sensor has been undertaken. The results show that the output voltage has polarity and a good linear relationship with curvature when the curvature radius is larger than 60 mm. The mathematical model relating the relative output loss, parameters of sensitive zone’s configuration (depth, number, height and half angle of tooth) and bending radius is described analytically based on the geometric optics. Curvature fiber-optic sensors can be used to build a quasi-distributed fiber-optic sensor system, which can measure curvature and torsion angle simultaneously.     

Analysis of a fiber ring resonator as a multi-path light-wave circuit in white-light fiber-optic interferometric sensors

According to the phase shift response of a ring resonator, the role of a fiber-optic ring resonator as a multi-path light-wave circuit in white-light fiber-optic interferometric sensors is analyzed. Formulas related to the maximum intensity of the interference fringes and the system parameters are derived by exact mathematic deduction. The main factors affecting the multiplexing capability of the sensor array are discussed. The analysis method not only gives an explicit explanation for the enhancement of multiplexing capability but also can be applied to other structural white-light sensor systems, in which the ring resonator is used as a multi-path light-wave circuit.     

Pre-filtering Effect in an Iterative Deconvolution Method and Its Application to Signal Recovery in Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensors

The signal quality of a fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor based on optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) is improved using a pre-filtering technique in the iterative deconvolution method. Investigation of the performance is proposed using iteration conditions in which recovery rate of the signal-component is equal to that of the unfiltering technique. The recovered signal in the pre-filtering technique gives a good signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), 3 times of the unfiltered signal. Consequently, improvements in the OTDR signal with SNR of from 10 to 100 are obtained under the iterations for both distance and temperature resolutions.     

Schemes of a fiber-optic multiplexing sensor array based on a 3 X 3 star coupler

A Michelson-based fiber-optic low-coherence interferometric quasi-distributed sensing system permitting absolute length measurement in a sensor array is proposed. The main part of the sensing system is a fiberoptic 3 x 3 star coupler. The architecture of fiber-optic sensors can be easily realized as a linear sensor array, twin sensor arrays, or a loop sensor array. The proposed sensing scheme will be useful for the measurement of strain distribution. An important application could be deformation sensing in smart structures. A six-sensor array is demonstrated experimentally.     

92% pump depletion in a continuous-wave one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier

Theory shows that near-complete pump depletion can be obtained in uniform fiber-optic parametric amplifiers (OPA's) for a particular phase-matching condition. We have demonstrated 92% pump depletion in a cw fiber OPA, with a 200-mW pump at 1560 nm in an 11-km-long dispersion-shifted fiber.     

Fly-ear inspired micro-sensor for sound source localization in two dimensions

Inspired by the hearing organ of the fly Ormia ochracea, a miniature sound localization sensor is developed, which can be used to pinpoint a sound source in two dimensions described by the azimuth and elevation angles. The sensor device employs an equilateral triangle configuration consisting of three mechanically coupled circular membranes whose oscillations are detected by a fiber-optic system. The experimental results indicate that significant amplification of the directional cues and directional sensitivity can be achieved with the fly-ear inspired sensor design. This work can provide a basis for the development of miniature sound localization sensors in two dimensions.     

Development of optical fiber-based respiration sensor for noninvasive respiratory monitoring

In this study, two types of nasal-cavity-attached fiber-optic respiration sensors have been fabricated for noninvasive respiratory monitoring. One is a silver halide optical-fiber-based respiration sensor that can measure the variations of infrared radiation generated by the respiratory airflow from a nasal cavity. The other is a thermochromic-pigment-based fiber-optic respiration sensor that can measure the intensity of reflected light which changes owing to color variations of the temperature-sensing film according to the temperature difference between inspiratory and expiratory air. We have demonstrated the similarities of the respiratory signals using the fiber-optic respiration sensors and the temperature transducer of the BIOPAC? system. In addition, we verified that respiratory signals without the deterioration of the MR image can be obtained using the fiber-optic respiration sensors. It is anticipated that the proposed noninvasive fiberoptic respiration sensors will be highly effective for respiratory monitoring of a patient during MRI procedures.     

Fiber-optic curvature sensor with optimized sensitive zone

A novel fiber-optic sensor that can measure curvature directly has been developed previously. In this paper, the transduction of curvature to light intensity is described analytically by using the geometrical optics analysis. The mathematical model allows a quantitative optimization of the sensor without having to produce many sensors with slightly different combinations of parameters in order to accomplish a similar objective experimentally. The Monte Carlo simulation by ray tracing and an orthogonal matrix are used to optimize the fiber-optic sensor’s configuration. The results show that the depth of the sensitive zone and the number of teeth are two main parameters that affect the sensor’s sensitivity and the optimum number of teeth is 55, which is in agreement with the mathematical model.     

集磁式光纤电流传感器的研究

设计了一种应用块状磁光材料与集磁环相结合的集磁式光纤电流传感器。介绍了该传感器的结构及工作原理,构建了光纤电流传感器实验系统并进行了测试。实验结果表明,该集磁式光纤电流传感器在30kV工作电压下可准确实现30kA脉冲或连续电流的测量,为电力系统中高压大电流测量提供了一种切实有效的方法。     

Reduction of fiber-nonlinearity-enhanced amplifier noise by means of phase-sensitive amplifiers

In optical fiber transmission systems near the zero-dispersion wavelength that use in-line erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA's), the enhancement of optical amplifier noise caused by four-wave mixing (FWM) in transmission fibers degrades signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) excessively. We theoretically show that the enhancement of amplifier noise by the FWM in transmission fibers can be effectively eliminated by implementing in-line phase-sensitive amplifiers (PSA's). Small-signal analysis of the nonlinear Schr?dinger equation shows that the transmission distance limited by the SNR of an in-line PSA system is expanded four times more than that of an in-line EDFA system.     

光纤化学传感技术研究近况

光纤化学传感器作为传感器的一个重要分支,结合了化学和光学的相关技术,将化学制膜、光纤技术以及化学分析中的分光光度法、拉曼光谱、荧光光谱、折射率检测等方法相融合,以其微型化,抗电磁干扰,传输信息量大,拥有自身参比等特点不断向前发展。简要综述了光纤化学传感技术研究近况和未来的发展趋势。重点对光纤pH化学传感器、光纤离子化学传感器和光纤气体化学传感器进行了介绍。简要分析了常见的敏感膜制备方法如化学键合法和溶胶凝胶(sol-gel)等方法。新型光纤——微结构光纤的出现为光纤化学传感器开辟了新的发展方向。由于其具有大的内表面积,结构设计灵活多样,光纤内部提供感应场所等特点,快速度成为光纤化学传感器的重要发展方向和研究热点。对微结构光纤衍生而来的新型光纤化学传感器进行了详细评述, 最后对光纤化学传感器的未来进行展望。     

光纤菲佐应变传感器的波分频分复用方法

将波分复用技术与空间频率复用技术相结合,提出了新的光纤菲佐应变传感器波分频分复用方法:在粗波分复用(CWDM)的不同波段实现具有不同腔长的光纤菲佐应变传感器的空间频率复用。描述了基于该方法的光纤菲佐应变传感器复用系统的结构、原理及实验结果,讨论了复用技术中可能产生的串扰的影响及其解决方法。实验结果表明,该方法大大提高了光纤菲佐应变传感器的复用能力,可复用40个以上的菲佐应变传感器,且其应变测量精度达±5με,可满足实际应用的要求。     

激光加工微型光纤折射率传感器的工艺与特性

提出一种由157 nm激光制造的新型微型光纤法布里-珀罗折射率传感器的制作方法,传感头由靠近单模光纤端的具有光纤顶端微通道的法布里-珀罗空气腔组成,将单模光纤顶端的微通道作为检测介质的入口.分别在珐珀腔的反射界面镀以薄膜作为反射镜面来确保高的光对比度.试验中获得了1 130.887 nm/refractive-index的分辨率.和其他的光纤传感器相比,这种传感器具有体积小,结构坚固,高分辨率,线性良好,测量范围宽等优点,能够满足实际应用的要求,特别是对需要小型传感器的场合.     

A fiber-optic voltage sensor based on macrobending structure

We propose and demonstrate an optical voltage sensing scheme based on a macrobending optical fiber in a ratiometric power measurement system. This novel approach to sensing has not been utilized before and has the advantage that the sensor involves simple fabrication compared to existing fiber-optic voltage sensors. To prove the feasibility of such a fiber-optic sensor, a sensor for a voltage range from 0∼100 V is demonstrated, with a resolution of 0.5 V. The sensor is robust, linear, and shows a competitive measurement resolution. The sensor can be easily scaled to suit other voltage levels and be effectively combined with optical current sensors.     

双波纹管补偿式差动光纤液位计

本文给出了一种双波纹管结构光纤液位传感器。该传感器能以差动方式工作,特别适于石油、化工产品的液位测量。在设计中,采用了全光路补偿方法和多种温度补偿技术,使得该光纤液位计具有自动补偿性能,克服了光源强度起伏和环境温度变化这两大主要因素对结构式强度型光纤传感器测量精度的影响。