光纤磁流体电磁场传感新方法研究

摘要：以磁流体纳米功能材料为腔内介质,提出一种新型的光纤F-P电磁场传感器,并给出了基于光纤光栅波长扫描的信号解调方法。对磁流体的可控折射率特性及其对电磁场测量原理进行了充分的分析,介绍了传感器系统的结构和原理。对所提出的方法以及影响测量结果的因素进行了初步的实验,结果表明,测量特性具有较好的线性度,且得出温度和磁流体薄膜厚度都会对测量结果有影响的结论。     

Simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain by combining a fiber Bragg grating and the pigtail fiber covered with epoxy resin

A fiber sensor for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain based on a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with the pigtail fiber covered with epoxy resin is presented. The side mode suppression ratio of the FBG will vary with the temperature due to the Fresnel reflection from the interface between the pigtail fiber and the epoxy resin whose refractive index is sensitive to the temperature. The sensor is also capable of simultaneous measurement temperature and strain by combining the Bragg wavelength shift characteristics as the temperature and strain of the FBG.     

法布里-珀罗光纤温度传感器的理论模型与仿真

设计了一种新型F-P(Fabry-Perot)干涉腔式温度传感器,具有高灵敏度、电绝缘性及抗电磁干扰等优点,能够胜任极端恶劣环境下的温度测量。采用腔内端面的反射光数学模型,并考虑输出光功率的线性度,对F-P传感腔初始腔长H、光纤端面反射率r的选取进行了优化设计与分析。应用有限元分析软件ANSYS对传感器的理论模型进行仿真与验证,模拟结果显示,当待测温度的变化范围为0~100℃时,干涉腔腔长随温度近似于线性变化,相应的理论灵敏度为1.636 nm/℃,精度为±0.2℃。     

基于光子晶体和法布里珀罗腔结构的折射率传感器

光子晶体传感器在溶液检测方面具有巨大的应用潜力,设计一种光子晶体液体折射率传感器,通过在光子晶体中构造法布里珀罗腔(F-P腔)并利用光子晶体的自准直效应来实现折射率的探测。通过二维时域有限差分法(2D-FDTD)对电磁波在光子晶体F-P腔中的传播的仿真实验,最终获得了高线性度的输出光功率与液体折射率的对应关系,并可基于此特性实现液体折射率的检测。相较于其他的检测方法,光子晶体的应用使其具有体积小、测量范围广、易于与激光器件集成并且不受外界电磁环境影响等优点。     

膜片式微型F-P腔光纤压力传感器

为满足工业和生物医学领域对微型化传感器的需求,实验研究了基于Fabry-Perot(F-P)干涉仪原理的膜片式微型光纤压力传感器的制作工艺.在单模光纤端面上直接熔接外径约175 μm的毛细石英管,在石英管的另一端制作敏感膜片,从而使光纤端面与膜片内表面之间形成F-P干涉腔.采用电弧熔接、切割、腐蚀膜片等方法制作了石英膜片式压力传感器,该传感器在0～3.1 MPa内F-P腔的腔长变化灵敏度为41.09 nm/MPa,压强测量分辨率为681 Pa,并具有很小的温度敏感系数.在30～140 ℃,温度交差敏感＜1.07 kPa/℃.为了克服石英膜片减薄困难的缺点,选用聚合物材料(PSQ)作为压力敏感膜片制作了F-P传感器.室温下在0.1～2.1 MPa,PSQ膜片的F-P腔长变化灵敏度达到1 886.85 nm/MPa,压强测量分辨率达到53 Pa,十分接近人类或其他动物的体内压强测量水平.     

AN OPTICAL FIBER TEMPERATURE SENSOR BASED ON AN ETHANOL FILLED FABRY-PEROT CAVITY

Optical fiber Fabry-Perot interferometers have been widely used as sensors. A novel anhydrous ethanol-filled optical fiber Fabry-Perot temperature sensor was reported in this article. Based on the characteristics of the temperature-controlling refractive index, the ethanol may serve as a sensitive medium for a sensor. According to the experimental results, the refractive index of the ethanol was changed by approximately 0.02617 when the temperature increased from 16°C to 74°C. A cavity length of 94 μm was used to demonstrate the feasibility of this sensor. The resonance wavelength of the sensor shifted about ?0.42 nm/°C. The novel optical fiber Fabry-Perot temperature sensor was simple, compact, sensitive, and immune to electromagnetic interferences.     

Temperature and refractive index sensor using a high-birefringence fiber loop mirror and single mode-coreless-single mode fiber structure

A novel fiber optic sensor for the simultaneous measurement of refractive index and temperature is reported. The sensor consists of a high-birefringence fiber loop mirror and a section of single mode-coreless-single mode fiber structure. The single mode-coreless-single mode fiber structure served as a refractometer while the high-birefringence fiber loop mirror was used to measure temperature. The multimode interference valley of the single mode-coreless-single mode fiber structure was sensitive to the surrounding refractive index of liquids (96.42 nm/refractive index unit) and had almost no response to temperature fluctuations. The high-birefringence fiber loop mirror was highly sensitive to temperature (1.98 nm/°C) but was insensitive to changes in refractive index. The theoretical and experimental results demonstrated simultaneous measurement of temperature and refractive index. The optimum resolution was 2.07 × 10^?4 refractive index units and 0.01°C.     

光纤光栅传感器阵列在撞击定位监测中的应用

本文提出基于半导体环形激光器的光纤传感阵列系统,用于在铝板上撞击定位监测。采用光纤法布里-珀罗(F-P)标准具对光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)传感器信号进行解调。施加在FBG传感器的应变被编码为FBG反射光的波长位移,然后由自由光谱范围为50 GHz的光纤F-P标准具转换为强度调制。通过波分复用技术,光纤F-P标准具可同时解调多个FBG信号,光纤传感阵列系统安装在厚度为1 mm的铝板上,50 g的小钢球在20 cm的高度自由下落撞击铝板产生声发射信号。利用时频小波分析,从测量的FBG传感器瞬态响应中获得的Lamb波的群速度频散曲线,并根据三角定位算法,确定撞击点的坐标。经过撞击试验,通过本系统和定位算法的平均定位精度误差在30.89 mm,达到了较好的精度。     

一种新型的高压电器温度在线测量系统

基于螺旋形液晶填充光子晶体光纤的温度传感特性,提出一种新型的高压电器温度传感器系统。该传感器系统由宽带光源、螺旋形液晶、光子晶体光纤、光纤F-P腔(Fabry-Perot cavity)滤波器、信号处理放大电路等组成。将螺旋形液晶封装在光子晶体光纤的纤芯空气孔中,利用光子晶体光纤对温度和弯曲不敏感特性以及螺旋形液晶的螺距对温度变化非常敏感的特性,传感器的选择反射光波长依赖于温度的变化,采用光纤F-P腔滤波器解调出光波长的变化,利用反射波长与温度之间的关系,实现温度的测量。测量系统选用合适液晶,可以得到不同的温度测量范围,能对高压电器温度进行在线检测,测量精度可以达到±0.1℃以内,并具有本征安全、高精度、高电绝缘和抗电磁干扰、对应变和环境光变化不敏感以及与普通传输光纤兼容性好等优点。     

膜片式微型F-P腔光纤压力传感器研究

对基于Fabry-Perot（F-P）干涉仪原理的膜片式微型光纤压力传感器的制作工艺进行了实验研究。在单模光纤端面上直接熔接外径约175μm的毛细石英管,在石英管的另一端制作敏感膜片,从而在光纤端面与膜片内表面之间形成F-P干涉腔。首先采用电弧熔接、切割、腐蚀膜片的方法制作了石英膜片式压力传感器,该传感器在0-3.1MPa压强范围内F-P腔的腔长变化灵敏度为41.09nm/MPa,压强测量分辨率681Pa,并具有很小的温度敏感系数。在30-140℃的温度范围内,温度交差敏感小于1.07KPa/℃。为了克服石英膜片减薄困难的缺点,选用聚合物材料（PSQ）作为压力敏感膜片制作了F-P传感器,室温下在0.1-2.1MPa压强范围内PSQ膜片的F-P腔长变化灵敏度达到 1 886.85nm/MPa,压强测量分辨率达到53Pa。     

Note: Optical fiber milled by focused ion beam and its application for Fabry-Pérot refractive index sensor

We introduce a highly compact fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot refractive index sensor integrated with a fluid channel that is fabricated directly near the tip of a 32 μm in diameter single-mode fiber taper. The focused ion beam technique is used to efficiently mill the microcavity from the fiber side and finely polish the end facets of the cavity with a high spatial resolution. It is found that a fringe visibility of over 15 dB can be achieved and that the sensor has a sensitivity of ~1731 nm/RIU (refractive index units) and a detection limit of ~5.78 × 10(-6) RIU. This miniature integrated all-in-fiber optofludic sensor may find use in minimal-invasive biomedical applications.     

用于光纤传感的非对称法布里-珀罗腔

设计了一种用于光纤传感的新型非对称法布里—珀罗(F-P)干涉腔。干涉腔由固定在石英毛细管的两根镀膜光纤构成,该干涉腔改善了普通F-P腔的反射响应特性,有助于提高传感器的灵敏度和测量范围。基于薄膜干涉理论对该干涉腔的反射率响应关系的计算与分析,得出该非对称F-P腔的结构参数。设计结果表明,这种新型干涉腔具有线性度好、灵敏度高和线性范围宽的优点。     

基于桥梁结构的FBG传感器温度与应变交叉敏感问题的研究

对光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)传感器在桥梁结构健康监测中产生的温度与应变交叉敏感问题进行了研究。采用参考光纤光栅法在应变传感光纤光栅附近额外加入一个温度测量光纤光栅,对应变光栅实现温度补偿功能。设计了基于参考光纤光栅法的FBG传感器及FBG传感器封装的机械结构,并通过实验来验证FBG传感器的性能。实验数据表明,温度传感光纤光栅几乎不受应变的影响,应变传感光栅的中心波长变化与温度变化呈一阶线性关系,修正后的测量结果更加精确,达到了双参数同时测量的目的,应变与布拉格波长的线性关系非常好,相关系数达到0.99以上。参考光纤光栅法能够很好地解决FBG传感器温度与应变交叉敏感的问题。     

Sensitivity-optimized long-period fiber gratings for refractive index and temperature sensing

A long-period fiber grating sensor was fabricated by periodically changing the structure of single-mode fiber with an electric arc discharge technique. After the fabrication, the refractive index and temperature sensitivities were optimized by etching the cladding with hydrofluoric acid solution. The experimental results illustrate that the thinner cladding shows relatively higher refractive index and temperature sensitivities for the same order cladding mode, which are accordant with that of numerical simulation. After the long-period fiber grating was etched for 15?min, average refractive index sensitivities of 214?nm/refractive index unit (RIU) (1.3333?–?1.3931) and 1987?nm/RIU (1.4115–1.4555) were achieved. An extremely higher refractive index sensitivity of 2731?nm/RIU appears near 1.4555. By systematically studying the temperature sensing characteristic of cladding-etched long-period fiber grating in this work for the first time, the temperature sensitivity can reach as high as 144.23?pm/°C when the ambient temperature changes from 30 to 80°C. This work provides a theoretical reference for the fabrication of a high-sensitivity refractive index and temperature sensor based on arc-induced long-period fiber grating.     

双Fabry-Perot干涉腔型光纤声发射传感器

设计了一种新型的双Fabry-Perot腔光纤传感器用于材料损伤引起的声发射信号检测。基于低细度Fabry-Perot腔多光束干涉原理,建立了光纤Fabry-Perot传感器检测声发射信号的数学模型。分析双Fabry-Perot腔正交点稳定工作机制,设计并制作了具有双Fabry-Perot腔结构的光纤声发射传感器来保持传感器正交点的稳定性。通过模拟AE信号检测与热应力干扰实验对设计的传感器进行了实验验证。实验一通过冲击振动与折断铅笔芯产生两类模拟声发射信号,使用商用的压电传感器和光纤传感器进行对比实验,结果表明光纤传感器能够成功检测到两类模拟声发射信号,灵敏度为12.9nm,带宽达到30kHz。实验二对传感器进行工作点稳定测试,结果表明双F-P腔的控制机制能够保证传感器工作在正交点,解决了传感器输出信号衰减的问题。     

光纤Bragg光栅靶式流量传感器设计

基于工业流体流量测量技术、光纤布拉格光栅(fiber Bragg grating,FBG)传感检测技术与靶式流量计原理,针对单个光纤Bragg光栅传感系统对温度交叉敏感的问题,设计并且制作了一种基于双光纤Bragg光栅流量传感器。该传感器采用靶盘结构作为光纤Bragg光栅流量传感器的受力元件,对温度起到了补偿作用,并且有效地提高了应变测量灵敏度。实验表明,该流量传感器的线性误差为0.31%。     

条纹计数法干涉型光纤液位传感器的电路法判向及其温度补偿

提出利用RC移相电路获得相位差为90°的输出信号,以取代相位差为90°的双光路,对干涉条纹计数时做正确判向,可以简化条纹计数法光纤Fabry-Perot腔干涉型液位传感器的结构,使之更实用和集成化。分析了F-P腔长与温度变化的关系,说明选择合适的腔体材料以及波纹管的热膨胀系数和初始长度,可在温度变化时保持腔长的较小变化。提出在传感器上安置温度传感器,预先测出F-P腔长与温度变化的关系,然后利用软件法对传感器输出进行温度补偿。实验表明:该软件补偿法能够较好的补偿温度变化对液位测量时造成的影响。     

Sensitivity-enhanced single-mode fiber-tapered hollow core fiber-single-mode fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer for refractive index measurements

In this paper, a sensitive-enhanced single-mode fiber—tapered hollow core fiber—single-mode fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer is demonstrated for refractive index sensing. The sensitivity was improved by forming an up-taper at the two splicing joints and concave cone in hollow core fiber. The up-tapered regions served as a more effective mode splitter/combiner, and the tapered hollow core fiber was used to generate a stronger evanescent field to enhance the interaction of light with the analyte. According to the principles of interference between the cladding and fundamental modes, we performed refractive index measurements. The experiments indicated that the proposed sensor has a high refractive index sensitivity of 214.97?nm/RIU in the refractive index range of 1.333–1.379, with a minimum refractive index measurement resolution of 9.3?×?10^?5. In addition, the sensor had a low temperature response of 2.96?pm/°C in the range from 50 to 85°C and a low cross sensitivity of 1.377?×?10^?5 RIU/°C. The proposed sensor is attractive for its high refractive index sensitivity, easy fabrication, low cross sensitivity, and good mechanical strength, making it of potential value for refractive index measurements for chemical and biological sensing.     

环形腔全光纤F-P干涉仪的声发射检测实验研究

提出了一种新型结构的用于声发射检测的全光纤F-P干涉仪。选用2×2光纤耦合器,将耦合器的一个入射端与一个出射端焊接相连,以耦合器代替传统的反射腔面,构成光纤环形传输腔,腔体贴附或埋入待测固体中检测声发射信号。通过理论推导和计算机仿真,确定了此结构光纤传感器的检测特性。实验以大理石板作为待测介质,对利用信号发生器驱动PZT（压电陶瓷）作为已知超声源在大理石板中产生的连续型声发射信号,及冲击波作用下大理石板中产生的突发型声发射信号进行了检测,并利用Fourier变换,得到了声发射信号的特征频率。实验结果表明,此种结构传感器能够检测材料结构中促使光纤轴向伸缩长度的量级为10-8m的声发射信号并识别其特征频率,该结构光纤传感器无需光程的匹配,适用于大尺度构件的监测,为材料结构健康检测与监控提供了一种新的方法。     

Small diameter fiber Bragg gratings and applications

Small diameter optical fibers are preferred in sensing systems as they have less influence on mechanical performance of smart composite. The static and dynamic monitoring capabilities of the small-diameter fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) are experimentally studied in this paper. Firstly, a small-diameter FBG is used as a strain sensor. Secondly, a temperature sensor is fabricated using a specific FBG. Thirdly, a simple sensing system is proposed in order to discriminate temperature at sensing point. Finally, utilization of these small diameter FBGs for vibration monitoring is discussed. The experiments revealed that the central wavelengths of the small-diameter fiber Bragg gratings shift linearly with strain or temperature. The FBG is more sensitive than a thermocouple inside the thermostat. Acquisition and analysis of the dynamic signal indicates that the designed FBG can be used for dynamic signal monitoring.