Thin bonding wires temperature measurement using optical fiber sensors

In this work we demonstrate the use of optical fiber sensors to measure temperature in thin metallic bonding wires. Temperature was measured in copper wires with diameter of 0.10, 0.28, 0.60 and 0.70 mm and for different values of the driven electrical current (0.75-10.00 A). A theoretical model for the system, which takes into account the relevant heat exchange mechanism, was developed. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the optical sensors application for the measurement of temperature in thin metallic bonding wires.     

An alternative method for measuring small displacements with differential phase difference of dual-prism and heterodyne interferometry

This study proposes an optical method for measuring small displacements. In this method, two semispherical prisms are used as test apparatuses. Because testing lights inside the prisms are at polarization angles, the phase difference can be differentially magnified twice and the measurement resolution can be greatly increased. Furthermore, using common-path heterodyne interferometery ensures that this method is simple to implement, high accurate, and high stability against the vibration of the surrounding environment. The capability of this method was demonstrated with a sensitivity of 42.92°/mm and a resolution of 23.29 nm.     

Monitoring of the concrete curing process using plastic optical fibers

In this paper we propose the application of plastic optical fiber to monitor the concrete curing process.The proposed method is based in the scattering of the propagated optical signal in grooves imposed to the fiber. By monitoring the intensity of the transmitted light signal, along time, we can determine the cement setting rate along all the curing period. The obtained results show that the system has enough sensitivity to analyze a curing period of 28 days, where the received optical power is 5% of the initial value.     

Performance evaluation of a new taut wire system for straightness measurement of machine tools

This paper describes evaluation of a method of measuring the straightness of motion of machine tool axes using a taut wire and an optical sensor head mounted at the tool point location. In contrast to commonly used taut wire instruments, straightedges or laser-based methods, this solution combines low cost, simplicity of setup and automated data capture while achieving state of the art accuracy suitable for application on precision machine tools. A series of tests are discussed which examine the performance of the new sensing head and different wires which highlight the suitability of the taut wire properties as a straightness reference. Experimental results obtained on a production machine tool are provided with respect to the accuracy and repeatability of both the proposed taut wire system and a laser interferometer operated under the same conditions. The reference errors of wires made of different materials are compared and the wire catenary is separated from the measurement results. The uncertainty budget for taut wire and laser systems is presented and expanded uncertainty of 4 μm obtained for both. During the experiment, the method showed excellent repeatability with two standard deviations of 1.5 μm over a measuring range of 1.5 m; this performance matches that of a commercial laser interferometer-based straightness reference to within 0.1 μm.     

干涉型分布式光纤传感系统抗偏振衰落性能研究

为了解决分布式光纤传感系统中常出现的偏振衰落现象,提高系统的稳定性,在分析了系统检测原理基础之上,基于单模光纤的双折射等效琼斯矩阵,建立了分布式光纤传感系统模型,明确了采用不同反射器件条件下,探测光强I与入射光偏振角度i的关系。通过试验证明系统采用旋转角为π/2的法拉第旋转镜(FRM)具有较好的抗偏振衰落特性。     

Multiplexing optical fiber low coherence and high coherence interferometric system with large range and high resolution for on-line measurement

A novel optical fiber sensing system multiplexing low coherence interferometry and high coherence interferometry that is endowed with large range and high resolution and is stabilized for on-line measurement is presented. An optical fiber Michelson interferometer performing measurement task in the system works in both modes of low coherence interferometry and high coherence interferometry simultaneously by employing a broadband light source and a fiber Bragg grating as an in-fiber reflective mirror. The amplitude of the measurand is determined by the low coherence interferometry while the value of the measurand is measured by the high coherence interferometry. Another optical fiber Michelson interferometer which is incorporated with the one performing measurement task stabilizes the sensing system for on-line measurement by exploiting an electronic feedback loop to reduce the influences that are resulted from environmental disturbances. The measurement range is 6 mm and the measurement uncertainty is less than 2 nm.     

Lensed plastic optical fiber employing hyperbolic end filled with high-index resin using electrostatic force

The step-index (SI) and graded-index (GI) plastic optical fibers (POFs) are strong candidates for short-distance transmission, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, automobile applications and interchip interconnections. The GI POFs which has been proven to reach distances as long as 1 km at 1.25 Gb/s has a relatively low NA. Therefore, the efficient coupling of GI POFs to the light source has become critical to the power budget in the system. Forming a lens-like structure directly on the fiber end is preferred for simplicity of fabrication and packaging, such as polishing and fusion, combing different fibers with the cascaded fiber method and hydroflouride (HF) chemical etching. These approaches are well established, but applicable only to glass. This work proposes a novel structure of a lensed plastic optical fiber (LPOF). The fabrication of the LPOF is demonstrated and the coupling efficiency exceeds 72%.     

Geometric and radiometric characteristics of a prototype surveillance system

This paper reports the research findings regarding the quality of the captured video of a prototype Near-Infrared imaging system which was developed for night-time surveillance. The prototype required the incorporation of a 3D optical stereo adapter and a set of external near-infrared filters onto the optics of a conventional video camera. The study found that the video captured by the prototype was approximately 85% of the original video camera resolution and the radial lens distortion increased from one to approximately two pixels. The distortion was easily reduced to sub-pixel value using suitable image processing techniques. The standard deviation of the 3D measurement between any two facial anthropometric marks was better than 2 mm for all the tested models. The image radiometric quality was sufficient to provide accurate facial landmark identification for three test subjects. The results confirmed that the prototype was suitable for 3D spatial data capture and feature interpretation of crime suspects in court.     

保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环的光学游标效应及温度传感器

为了实现高灵敏度的温度传感,通过在基于保偏光纤Sagnac干涉仪的Sagnac环内增加一段保偏光纤,控制两段保偏光纤快轴熔接角度接近45°,设计并制造了保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环结构。在理论上通过Jones矩阵推导了保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环的干涉谱公式,基于仿真分析研究了主要参数对保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环输出特性的影响。仿真结果表明,保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环实现了光学游标效应,两段保偏光纤的平均长度、两段保偏光纤的长度差分别影响保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环输出干涉谱的波长间隔和包络周期;在实验中,将保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环应用在光纤温度传感器中。实验结果表明,在2cm的感温区域,保偏光纤转轴熔接Sagnac干涉环温度传感器的灵敏度就达到了-2.44nm/℃,是普通Sagnac干涉环温度传感器(-0.163nm/℃)的14.97倍。     

双Mach-Zehnder光纤干涉传感系统中的偏振衰落控制

针对偏振衰落现象导致信号关联的二义性使分布式双Mach-Zehnder光纤干涉传感系统难以实现高精度定位的问题,提出了一种控制偏振衰落的方法来保持系统检测信号的稳定性.利用系统的偏振模型分析了偏振衰落的来源,指出传感光纤偏振特性的不一致使系统检测信号对输入偏振态敏感是造成信号相关性恶化的根本原因,据此提出控制输入偏振态、搜索偏振态工作点的抗偏振衰落思想.在此基础上通过分析输入偏振态的两个参量对信号相关系数的作用进一步明确了偏振控制对算法的要求,并利用模拟退火算法进行了验证.现场实验表明,该算法可快速搜索偏振态工作点,持续稳定系统检测信号的相关性;结果证实了提出的偏振衰落控制方法可行且有效.