光纤Bragg光栅用于三维编织复合材料结构的内应变测量

本文对应用光纤Bragg光栅传感器编入三维编织复合材料结构内部的测量进行了研究.首先简要介绍了光纤光栅的编入方法和传感原理.随后进行的实验结果显示由应变计及光纤光栅所得到的载荷-应变曲线都具有良好的线性关系,实验之间的结果符合得很好,表明光纤Bragg光栅传感器可以用来精确检测编织试件复杂载荷状态下的内应变.从而将会促进光纤光栅在3-D编织复合材料结构的内部结构检测和强度失效分析中的更广泛应用.     

Effects of fibre grating parameters on the spectral characteristics of cascaded long- and short-period gratings

Using coupled-mode theory combined with the transfer matrix method, this paper presents the impact of fibre grating parameters(grating period, grating length and average index modulation) and the separation between long-period fibre grating and fibre Bragg grating (FBG) on the reflection spectra of cascaded long-and short-period grating (CLBG). Two grating periods and two grating lengths have only impact on the two reflection peaks. The two resonance wavelengths shift towards the longer wavelength when the period of FBG decreases. Further, we study the sensing characteristics of coated CLBG. By analysing the relationship between the refractive index sensitivity and the thin film parameters (film refractive index and film thickness), the optimized parameters for the coated CLBG used as film sensor were obtained. Data simulation shows that the resolution of the refractive index of this coated CLBG film sensor is predicted to be 10^?6. This implies that the coated CLBG has an important application value in sensing and measurement field.     

Performance analysis of a fiber Bragg grating filter-based strain/temperature sensing system based on a modified Gaussian function approximation method

This paper analyzes the performance of a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) filter-based strain and/or temperature sensing system based on a modified Gaussian function (MGF) approximation method. Instead of using a conventional Gaussian function, we propose the MGF, which can capture the characteristics of the sidelobes of the reflected spectrum, to model the FBG sensor and filter. We experimentally demonstrate that, by considering the contributions of the sidelobes with the MGF approximation method, behaviors of the FBG filter-based FBG displacement and/or temperature sensing system can be predicted more accurately. The predicted behaviors include the saturation, the sensitivity, the sensing range, and the optimal initial Bragg wavelengths of the FBG sensing system.     

基于双模LPFG折射率不敏感双参量传感器

环境折射率和环境温度变化是影响光纤应变测量误差的主要因素.本文利用双模光纤纤芯双模式(LP01和LP11)支持特性设计了一款环境折射率不敏感的双模光纤(DMF)长周期光纤光栅LPFG)应变传感器.设计了传感器模型结构,制作了最优化参数的传感器样品.实验测试了DMF-LPFG传感结构对外部环境中应变、温度和折射率的响应....     

复合材料胶层光纤布格光栅应变监测优化配置研究

航空航天用复合材料粘接胶层在制造和服役过程中不可避免会产生各种缺陷和损伤。针对其粘接胶层缺陷和损伤检测,基于光纤光栅应变传感原理,提出一种针对复合材料胶接层结构应变监测的光纤光栅传感网络优化配置的方法。通过仿真和实验研究了埋入复合材料构件胶接层的光纤布拉格光栅传感器在静载作用下的敏感区域分布特性,分析了载荷位移与布拉格波长漂移的关系,建立符合光纤布拉格光栅传感器实际特点的探测模型,采用粒子群优化算法进行光纤光栅传感网络的优化布置,研究结果表明光纤布拉格光栅传感器位置经优化后,覆盖率得到明显提高。     

Analysis of the reflective-matched fiber Bragg grating sensing interrogation scheme

A technique for the demodulation of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors based on the use of a second wavelength-matched FBG receiver to track wavelength shifts from the FBG sensor is analyzed, particularly regarding its sensitivity as determined by primary noise sources. Numerical and experimental results show that there is an optimum Bragg wavelength difference between the two FBG's that maximizes the sensitivity for this demodulation technique.     

Miniaturized Optical Fiber Sensor Interrogation System Employing Echelle Diffractive Gratings Demultiplexer for Potential Aerospace Applications

To enable the application of optical fiber sensors to aerospace vehicles, the sensor interrogation or data acquisition system has to meet small size and low weight requirements. This paper presents the developmental work of an echelle diffractive gratings (EDGs) demultiplexer-based optical fiber sensor interrogation system. The operation principle of this system and its application to fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor interrogation are presented. The experimental results have shown that the developed interrogator (not including the electronic controller) weighs less than 60 g and provides better than 1 pm measurement resolution and better than plusmn10 pm measurement accuracy.     

Tracking control of a multilayer piezoelectric actuator using a fiber bragg grating displacement sensor system

This paper provides a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor system which can measure the point-wise, out-of-plane displacement to examine the position-tracking control problem of a multilayer piezoelectric actuator (MPA). An FBG filter-based wavelength-optical intensity modulation technique is used in this study. A nominal system model is identified experimentally from the responses excited by random signals measured by an FBG displacement sensor that are simultaneously compared with those obtained from a laser Doppler vibrometer. To further investigate the sensing ability of the proposed system in a feedback control problem, control strategies including robust Hα control, proportional-integralderivative control, and pseudoderivative feedback control are implemented. The characteristics of the step responses for each controller are examined. The experimental results show that the proposed sensor system is capable of performing the system identification and can serve as a feedback control sensor which has a displacement sensitivity of 5 mV/nm.     

Design parameter evaluation of a metal recoated Fiber Bragg Grating sensors for measurement of cryogenic temperature or stress in superconducting devices

There are plenty of complex physical phenomena which remain to be studied and verified experimentally for building an optimized superconducting magnet. The main problem for experimental validations is due to the unavailability of suitable sensors. This paper proposes a Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) sensor for this purpose which allows access to the local temperature/stress state. To measure the low temperature (20 K), FBG can be recoated with materials having high thermal expansion coefficient (HTCE). This can induce a thermal stress for a temperature change, which in turn increases the sensitivity of the sensor. The performance of such sensors has been experimentally studied and reported in earlier paper [Rajinikumar R, Suesser M, Narayankhedkar KG, Krieg G, Atrey MD. Performance evaluation of metallic coated Fiber Bragg Grating sensors for sensing cryogenic temperature. Cryogenics 2008;48:142-7]. This paper aims at evaluation and determination of different design parameters like coating materials, coating thickness, grating period and the grating length for design of better performance FBG sensor for low temperature/stress measurements.     

光纤布拉格传感器兰姆波检测的反射谱分析

传统的兰姆波多采用压电陶瓷换能器激发和接收。建立了新的超声兰姆波无损检测系统,其基本思想是采用布拉格光纤传感器作为兰姆波的接收器。光纤光栅传感的基本原理是通过检测光栅反射的中心波长移动实现对外界参量如超声的测量。超声作用下光纤光栅的反射谱发生变化,对超声作用下光纤光栅的反射谱变化进行了数值分析,结果表明,超声对光栅反射谱的影响与超声波长与光栅长度的比值是高度相关的。只有当这个比值相当大时,反射谱的形状才不会变化而中心波长发生偏移,此时光纤传感器可用来探测兰姆波。这个结论为利用新的兰姆波无损检测系统在布拉格光栅长度的设计和兰姆波波长的选择方面提供了有用的工具。     

Fiber Bragg grating temperature sensor with controllable sensitivity

We demonstrate a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor with controllable sensitivity by connecting two metal strips that have different temperature-expansion coefficients. By changing the lengths of the metal strips we successfully controlled and improved the temperature sensitivity to 3.3 times of that of bare FBG.     

纳米坐标测量机的三维接触式测头机构

介绍了一种新型的用于纳米坐标测量机的三维微纳米接触触发式测头机构.本测头以灵敏度高、抗干扰性强的布拉格光纤光栅(FBG)为测量的敏感元件,根据FBG对轴向应变变化敏感的特点,开发了一套有效触发测量力小的柔性悬架机构,该机构为三悬丝-六边中心连接体的悬架结构,相间隔的3边延伸悬臂与3根布拉格光纤光栅相连,当测球发生预行程变化时,由测杆带动柔性悬架机构产生偏摆,从而带动3根FBG发生轴向的拉伸或压缩,进而产生传感信号的输出.由于测头结构复位性是衡量测球和工件分离后能否回到初始位置的标准,是测头其他各项指标的基础,因此结合激光干涉仪和精密微动平台,采用光学非接触干涉测量方法对该测头机构的实际复位性能进行了测量.结果表明,测头系统采用15 N的预紧力安装悬丝,可得到较好的复位性和灵敏度,该测头机构复位性精度在20 nm以内,满足微纳米量级高精度测量的需要.     

Hydrogen sensor based on side-polished fiber Bragg gratings coated with thin palladium film

A new type of hydrogen sensor based on a side-polished fiber Bragg grating (FBG) coated with thin palladium film was demonstrated experimentally. The used FBG with the reflectivity of 90% is fabricated in a hydrogen-loaded single-mode fiber (SMF-28) by using the phase mask writing technique of a KrF excimer laser. The experimental results show that proposed sensor can be applied for hydrogen concentration measurements.     

Application of chirped fiber Bragg grating sensors for identification of crack locations in composites

Chirped fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were applied for the identification of crack locations in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates since the reflection spectrum from a chirped FBG was expressed as a function of the position along the grating. For the crack identification in the 90° ply of a cross-ply laminate, a chirped FBG sensor, whose grating length and spectrum width were 50 mm and about 5 nm respectively, was embedded into the 0° ply of the CFRP cross-ply laminate, and the reflection spectra were measured after tensile loadings were applied to the laminate. As a result, the spectra had dips corresponding to locations of transverse cracks. This change in the form of the spectrum was also confirmed by a theoretical calculation. Hence, the crack locations could be identified from the form of the spectrum. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that a small-diameter chirped FBG sensor could also be applied for the identification of the crack locations.     

基于双折射效应的光纤光栅称重方法研究

与通常的光纤光栅传感器原理不同,本文基于光纤在外界径向载荷作用下产生的双折射效应为原理,建立了一套简单的称重实验装置,并对其检测原理进行了详细的分析。实验表明,这种光纤光栅称重传感器适合大载荷情况的重量检测问题,特别适合于公路计重收费系统中对车辆载重的监测领域,其称重灵敏度可达5kg。     

带温度补偿基于薄壁圆筒结构的光纤光栅压力传感器

阐述了一种带温度补偿、基于薄壁圆筒结构的高量程光纤光栅（FBG）压力传感器.薄壁圆筒直接作为弹性体,在压力作用下产生轴向位移来拉动压力敏感光纤以实现压力传感;通过被动温度补偿和残留温度效应主动实时修正来共同消除薄壁圆筒和压力敏感FBG的温度漂移;同时,对带温度补偿的FBG压力传感器的温度稳定性进行了讨论,给出了理想情况下该系统可达到的最优温度稳定性及决定因素.研究结果表明：基于30CrMiSiA材料管道结构的FBG压力传感器可以进行压力传感,其重复性为0.505 2%;回程误差为4.006%;线性度为0.285 5%;传感器精度为±2.639 8%;基于温度补偿进行温度去敏也有很好的效果,在-30～100℃范围内,该系统的温度稳定性因子为9.079 6%;随着实验温度范围减小至0～60℃,系统温度稳定性因子也减小至4.0%.     

布拉格光栅监测不同厚度方向的固化残余应力

复合材料在固化过程中产生的残余应力会严重影响材料的使用和安全。首先在研究和测试了布拉格光栅温度和应力灵敏度的基础上,将3根光栅分别以平行于碳纤维的方向置入预浸料的上、中、下3个位置,以此获得复合材料不同厚度位置的残余应力变化情况。监测结果表明,上、下层光栅监测到的预浸料固化过程几乎完全一致,而在降温时下层的布拉格光栅残余应力则比上层的要大得多,中间层布拉格光栅在固化过程中测得的残余应力最小,但在降温过程中的热残余应力不易释放而导致最后的残余应力也较大。     

Bragg光栅式应变传感器的传感特性研究

光纤Bragg光栅是一种新型的传感元件,其原理是利用波长解调的方法将被测的信号转化为光栅反射波长的偏移量,同时反射波长不受入射光的功率波动或光路系统损耗的影响。光纤Bragg光栅应变式传感器因此具备良好的可靠性、不受电磁干扰、不易腐蚀,同时最大的优点是在一根光纤上将多个光纤光栅应变传感器串接组成构成阵列开展分布式测量等优点,在逐渐应用于各类力学检测领域。本文着重对光纤Bragg光栅温度和应变的传感特性简要介绍并进行试验分析.     

Damage detection in holed composite laminates using an embedded FBG sensor

This paper discusses damage detection in a holed CFRP laminate under static and cyclic loading using an embedded fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor. In order to detect the damage extension in the laminate, the change in the spectrum shape was measured using an embedded FBG sensor and was compared with that obtained by numerical simulation. The shape of the reflection spectrum did not change during the cyclic load test; however, it did change with increased strain in the static load test, due to damage around the hole. To clarify this difference, the polished surface of the cross section of the specimen was analyzed. Debonding was observed between the optical fiber and matrix during the cyclic load test. These results lead us to conclude that fatigue damage around a hole in a composite laminate may not be detected with an FBG sensor due to the debondings.     

Strain monitoring in composite-strengthened concrete structures using optical fibre sensors

In this paper, the mechanical behaviour of the composite-strengthened concrete structures is addressed. Optical fibre sensor presents a great deal of potential in monitoring the structural health condition of civil infrastructure elements after strengthening by externally bonded composite materials. The use of embedded optical fibre sensor for strain and temperature monitoring enables to reveal the status of the composite-strengthened structure in real-time remotely. In this paper, an experimental investigation on the composite-strengthened concrete structures with the embedment of fibre-optic Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is presented. Single- and multiplexed-point strain measuring techniques were used to measure strains of the structures. Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) method was used to measure strains in different points of the structure with using only one single optical fibre. All strains measured from the sensors were compared to conventional surface mounted strain gauges. Experimental results show that the use of the embedded FBG sensor can measure strain accurately and provide information to the operator that the structure is subjected to debond or micro-crack failure. Multiplexed FBG strain sensors enable to measure strain in different locations by occupying only one tiny optical fibre. Reduction of strength in composite laminate is resulted if the embedded optical fibre is aligned perpendicular to the load-bearing direction of the structure.