基于非本征Fabry-Perot腔光纤液位传感器研究

介绍了适用于液位测量的强度型非本征法布里-珀罗（F-P）腔光纤液位传感器的结构设计及其性能.实验观察到F-P腔具有良好的多周期输出特性和局部的线性特性,选用局部的1/4周期输出线性段作为线性工作区间可对液位进行高准确度、连续性测量.恰当选择敏感组件的尺寸可设计不同量程的传感器.实验结果表明,传感器测量3.5 m水位时,精确度为±2 mm,最小分辨率为1 mm.     

基于非本征光纤法布里-珀罗干涉仪的局放声发射传感器设计EI北大核心CSCD

采用耦合石英膜和光纤接头构成非本征法布里-珀罗干涉仪(EFPI)传感器,检测液-固复合绝缘电介质中的局部放电声发射信号。为解决目前EFPI传感器灵敏度低的问题,依据弹性力学原理和有限元分析方法确定EFPI膜片结构设计方法,并制作传感器样品。建立以分布式反馈(DFB)激光器为光源的EFPI正交强度解调系统。以绝缘油针-板电极局部放电为信号源,利用压电陶瓷(PZT)传感器与EFPI样品进行对比测试。结果表明,EFPI传感器局放检测灵敏度取决于传感器频响带宽和静压灵敏度,完善了EFPI膜片设计方法,获得局放检测灵敏度与PZT相近的EFPI传感器。     

光纤法布里-珀罗复合结构折射率传感器的灵敏度分析

理论上推导了光纤法布里-珀罗复合结构传感器的反射光谱条纹对比度与外界介质折射率的关系,并分析了实验参数对传感器灵敏度的影响.利用化学腐蚀渐变折射率多模光纤制作了光纤法布里-珀罗复合结构折射率传感器,空气中的条纹对比度可达30 dB以上,折射率测量的灵敏度达45 dB/RIU(refraction index unit,简RIU)以上.实验结果与理论符合很好.通过理论和实验分析,提出了进一步提高传感器灵敏度的方法. 关键词： 光纤传感器 法布里-珀罗复合结构 折射率测量 灵敏度     

非本征敏感法布里-珀罗腔高精度光纤液位传感器输出特性

依据光学法布里珀罗(F-P)腔基本原理,分析了非本征敏感法布里珀罗腔光纤液位传感器工作原理及设计方案。实验结果表明,传感器具有良好的多周期输出特性和局部的线性特性,但法布里珀罗腔输出光强幅度随腔长增大逐渐衰减,传感器输出特性曲线中不同部分相同长度的线性工作区间却对应不同的测量量程和灵敏度。改变传感头中敏感组件的尺寸可满足对不同液位测量的需要。本传感器最大量程为20 m,精度为±0.5 mm,最小分辨力为0.3 mm。传感器特别适用于对易燃易爆液位精确测量,具有很强的实用性。     

基于157 nm激光制作的微光纤F-P折射率传感器

分析了157 nm激光制作的光纤法珀折射率传感器的传感特性.采用干涉条纹计数的方法对法珀腔的反射光谱进行解调,避免了光强波动的影响,同时具有较宽的折射率(RI)范围.在0~70℃范围内25 μm的法珀腔腔长变化量为6.25 nm,等效折射率变化为~2.46×10－4.常温下对折射率范围为1.33~1.427的甘油（丙三醇）溶液进行了测量,实验结果曲线的相关系数为0.9951,测量准确度为~3.70×10－4.     

实现微位移测量的非本征法布里-珀罗干涉型光纤传感器

从光纤耦合和多光束干涉的原理出发,建立了非本征型法布里_珀罗干涉仪光纤传感器的理论模型,得到了用光谱法进行绝对距离测量的公式。设计出了传感器探头的结构,并搭建了系统。用LED作为宽带光源所得到的反射光谱可用于实际样品的微位移测量。实验结果表明,该传感器理论模型的数值模拟结果与实验结果是一致的。对实验数据进行了误差分析,所得到的测量精度可达到1μm。     

全反射对混合型光纤电流传感器检测灵敏度的影响

在利用法拉第(Faraday)效应的混合型光纤传感器中,通常用全反射改变光的传递方向,以增加有效光程,并使结构紧凑。反射将改变光的偏振状态,从而影响传感的灵敏度。本文用琼斯(Jones)矩阵方法推导了有反射时传感头的传光特性,分析了反射对检测灵敏度的影响,获得了与实验一致的结果。     

一种非本征光纤法布里-珀罗传感器的信号解调算法

给出了一种基于均方误差估计的非本征光纤法布里-珀罗(EFPI)传感器的腔长解调算法。在参量估计方面, 均方误差将估计子的方差和偏差结合在一起, 具有更高的估计精度和准确度。如果给出某一个真值的一系列估计子, 则具有最小均方误差的估计子比其他估计子更为有效。在非本征光纤法-珀传感器的腔长解调方面, 则实际腔长对应于腔长均方误差估计取最小值时的腔长估计子。对一个非本征光纤法-珀压力传感器的测试结果表明, 腔长解调分辨率为0.18 nm, 对应的压力分辨率可达2.99 kPa。与传统的解调算法相比, 通过该算法可在较宽的动态范围内获得高的解调分辨率, 并实现绝对腔长的解调。     

基于可调谐激光器的局部放电光纤法珀传感器

针对局部放电测量中的光纤法珀传感器,研究了其工作点稳定和提高灵敏度的参数优化方法.通过改变可调谐激光器的波长稳定了传感器的工作点.用激光器波长调谐范围确定腔长,令玻璃薄板的反射率为1,根据单模光纤对高斯光束的耦合特性和多光束干涉原理,通过迭代算法得出光纤端面的最优反射率.基于波长调谐范围1530~1565nm的可调谐激光器,制作了自由光谱范围28nm,腔长43μm,玻璃薄板反射率大于0.97,光纤端面反射率0.52的法珀传感器.经实验测试,法珀腔光损耗为10%,条纹对比度为1.实验结果表明,基于可调谐激光器的传感器工作点稳定,可测试最小局放声压约为1Pa,达到实用要求.     

基于空芯光子晶体光纤的微小型非本征光纤法布里-珀罗干涉应变传感器

报道了一种用空芯光子晶体光纤制作的法布里-珀罗腔体,利用光纤熔接方法将该法布里-珀罗腔体和两根普通通信单模光纤熔接起来构成的微小型光纤法布里-珀罗干涉应变传感器。这种干涉传感器制作过程仅应用了切割和熔接手段,光纤材料单一,因此受温度变化的影响小。另外,该类型传感器的干涉腔长度对干涉信号强度影响不大,其干涉腔长度可至数厘米。因此,这类传感器将在大容量、准分布式传感系统中具有极大的潜在应用价值。     

光纤端面角度对光纤F-P传感器干涉光谱影响

光纤法布里-珀罗(F-P)传感器反射光谱的对比度直接影响解调精度,利用模式耦合理论分析了端面倾斜角度对F-P传感器的反射光谱对比度以及信号强度的影响。通过理论和试验证明:随着光纤端面倾斜角度的增大,反射光谱对比度迅速下降,当角度达到5°以上时,反射光谱无法解调。     

Ground vibrations detection with fiber optic sensor

In this paper, a fiber optic sensor based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is employed to measure the ground vibrations which may be generated by earthquakes, debris flows, landslides, and rock impacts on the ground. The detected vibration signals were analyzed by both fast Fourier transform (FFT) and Gabor transform to obtain the frequency response. The performance of fiber optic sensor was examined and compared with the conventional ground vibration geophone sensor. From the results of field tests, the fiber optic sensor shows highly similarity with conventional geophone sensor for low frequency measurement. The fiber optic vibration sensing system presented in this research is appropriate for sensing ground vibration in the frequency ranges of 10–250 Hz. The sensor proved to be an alternative option for ground vibrations monitoring system.     

Nanocrystalline ZnO coated fiber optic sensor for ammonia gas detection

A cladding modified fiber optic sensor coated with nanocrystalline ZnO is proposed for ammonia gas detection. As-prepared and annealed zinc oxide (500 and 1200 °C) samples are used as the gas sensing media. The spectral characteristics of the fiber optic gas sensor are studied for various concentrations of ammonia (0–500 ppm). The sensor exhibits linear variation in the spectral peak intensity with the ammonia concentration. The characteristics of the sensor when exposed to ethanol and methanol gases are also studied for gas selectivity. The time response characteristics of the sensor are reported.     

Lossy mode resonance-based uniform core tapered fiber optic sensor for sensitivity enhancement

A lossy mode resonance (LMR)-supported fiber optic sensor in which a uniform fiber core is placed among two identical tapered regions, is investigated numerically. Indium tin oxide (ITO) and aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) are considered as LMR active materials used to excite several lossy modes and gold and silver are used as surface plasmon resonance (SPR) active materials. In this probe design, a central uniform core coated with ITO/AZO is the active sensing region, whereas tapered regions are meant for bringing the incident angle close to the critical angle. The sensitivity of the present fiber optic bio-sensor is evaluated for first two LMRs utilizing both ITO and AZO separately, along with its variation with the taper ratio (TR). For ITO, the maximum sensitivity values are observed to be 18.425 μm RIU⁻¹ (refractive index unit) and 0.825 μm RIU⁻¹, corresponding to the first and second LMRs, respectively, at a TR of 1.6 and for AZO, equivalent values are 0.79 μm RIU⁻¹ and 0.35 μm RIU⁻¹, respectively, at a TR of 2.0. The results illustrate that the first LMR is more sensitive than the second LMR and the ITO-coated probe possesses greater sensitivity than the AZO-coated probe for both LMRs. Similarly, for the fiber optic SPR sensor, the maximum value of sensitivity is 5.6425 μm RIU⁻¹, in the case of gold and 5.0615 μm RIU⁻¹ in the case of silver, at a TR of 1.6. Hence, the result shows that the sensor with the present fiber optic probe design has around a 3-fold enhancement in sensitivity compared with conventional SPR sensors. This study will have applications in many sensing schemes where the requirement of large sensitivity is vital.     

Design and operation of a fiber optic sensor for liquid level detection

Design and construction of an optical fiber sensor for liquid level detection are reported. This sensor operates based on light intensity modulation, and such modulation results from alteration of total internal reflection into partial reflection at the interface. The modulated intensity has been measured by using a pair of fibers, one transmitting source light, another acting as receiving fiber, and a glass prism providing the total and partial reflections. During the level measurements, when a liquid in a vessel touches the 45° faces of the 45-90-45° prism, the total internal reflection is disturbed, and the reflected light is modulated. The performance of this sensor is tested with different source lights including a light emitting diode (LED), a diode laser, and a He–Ne laser. Extinction ratio has been measured for different liquids, and compared. This ratio for water using LED source is about 0.03, for diode laser is 0.006 and for He–Ne laser is 0.003. Although this device was tested as a liquid level sensor, but the distinct results obtained for samples with different index of refractions demonstrate that the reported sensor can also be used as a liquid refractometer.     

混合干涉型分布式光纤传感器PGC信号解调设计与实验分析

对一种基于马赫-曾德尔和萨格纳克混合干涉仪原理的分布式光纤泄漏检测系统调制解调技术进行研究,对PGC解调技术进行理论分析。针对所选泄漏分布式光纤传感特点设计了PGC解调硬件电路,并对PGC解调电路进行了测试。实验中待测信号为0~50 kHz,载波频率为300 kHz,截止频率为50 kHz, 移相后与待测信号的相关系数达到0.95,谐波失真小于3%,泄漏源位置为7.865 km,泄漏检测定位系统绝对定位误差为235 m,相对定位误差为2.35%。本解调定位系统具有稳定性和抗干扰性。     

Guideline for the design of a fiber optic distributed temperature and strain sensor

Full analysis of a distributed temperature and strain sensor (DTSS), based on stimulated Brillouin amplification effect in an optical fiber, is given. Some new rules, e.g. optimized launch power, have been found and the optimized design guidelines for short and long distance DTSS are presented.     

强度解调的F-P干涉型光纤传声器

F-P干涉型光纤传声器具有灵敏度高、结构简单、抗电磁干扰等优势,论文针对基于强度解调的F-P干涉型光纤传声器展开研究。采用多光束干涉理论建立了系统光学模型,采用薄板小挠度弯曲理论建立了传声器振膜的声学模型,在此基础上得到传声器灵敏度的表达式。通过理论分析和仿真,得到了敏感单元结构参数对传声器灵敏度和响应频率的影响关系,并对F-P敏感结构的腔长和端面反射率进行了优化设计。应用厚度为3μm的镍膜,研制出光纤传声器样机,测得其灵敏度为268 mV/Pa、频响特性为±3 dB@50 Hz~4 kHz,可应用于恶劣环境下的声音传感。     

光纤Sagnac温度传感器

介绍了一种新型的基于光纤Sagnac干涉仪的高精度光纤温度传感器———光纤Sagnac温度传感器。讨论了此传感器的测温原理,推导了被测温度与传感器输出之间的关系,设计并调测了一个具体传感器系统。实验结果表明,此温度传感器具有很高的精度和大的测量范围。     

Brillouin fiber optic current sensor

A novel reciprocal Brillouin fiber optic current sensor has been developed and tested. The sensor is based on two counter-propagating Brillouin lasers circulating in a fiber ring cavity. It shows a sensitivity of 126 Hz/A that is very close to the maximum sensitivity obtained by using fibers without linear birefringence. The limitations due to the Kerr effect and optical feedbacks in the system are also investigated.