提高光纤Bragg光栅波长测量精度的方法

利用一对固定Bragg波长的光栅作为参考,在锯齿波电压驱动下,可调谐滤波器输出的窄带光分别扫描传感光栅和参考光栅,使用高斯寻峰算法计算出参考光栅反射峰值波长对应的驱动电压。在参考波长区间,利用参考光栅的波长准确性高的特点,对滤波器输出波长进行校准,建立滤波器调谐波长与扫描电压的关系。传感光栅的Bragg波长可以通过线性插值求取。温度传感实验中,利用质心法、微分法和高斯拟合法计算光栅反射峰值波长,分别获得±1℃、±0.5℃和±0.3℃测量精度,对应着±10pm、±5pm和±3pm的波长误差。实验结果表明,波长校准和选择好的寻峰算法分别减小了可调谐滤波器波长输出非线性性及波长扫描精度低带来的测量误差。     

Design and fabrication of thin film optical filters to replace fiber Bragg grating in Yb-doped fiber laser

Thin film optical filters were designed and fabricated on the end-side of the fiber as the end pumping and out coupler devices to replace the fiber Bragg grating in Yb-doped fiber laser system. It was found that the average transmittance of the end pumping device in the laser pumping wavelength (900-985 nm) is around 95.2%, and the average reflectance in the laser irradiation wavelength (1065-1085 nm) is 99.72%. The average reflectance of the out coupler device is 99.7% (900-1035 nm), and the average transmittance is 20% (1065-1085 nm), respectively.     

AFM observation of surface topography of fibre Bragg gratings fabricated in germanium–boron codoped fibres and hydrogen-loaded fibres

This paper reports the measurement of the surface topology of optical fibres containing a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The AFM observation was made on FBGs fabricated via the phase mask technique in germanium–boron codoped optical fibres, in hydrogen-loaded germanium–boron codoped fibres and in standard telecommunications optical fibres. The surface images reveal that a spatial corrugation pattern was induced by the UV-irradiation, with a period that is half of the period of the phase mask. This UV-induced surface structure was found only on the side of the fibre facing towards the incident UV-irradiation and did not appear on the rear surface. The AFM probe scanned a 10×10 μm² surface area at seven sites along the 6.0 mm length of fibre that was exposed to the UV-irradiation. The amplitude of the spatial corrugation pattern observed on the AFM image was quantified for each site. It was found that the amplitude in a range of 0.7–3.2 nm was a function of UV-laser intensity distribution and the type of fibre. Hydrogen loaded optical fibres exhibited a corrugation with an amplitude twice as large as that observed in the Ge–B doped fibres that were not hydrogen-loaded. This correlates with the increase in photosensitivity produced by the hydrogen loading. A similar UV-induced spatial corrugation was also observed on standard telecom fibres, but without inducing the refractive index change in the fibre core. The observation of surface topology provides an insight into the structural changes induced during FBG fabrication. UV-induced densification and laser ablation could account for the formation of the surface troughs.     

光纤Bragg光栅位移和温度双参量传感实验研究

采用一种新颖的等强度梁光纤光栅（FBG）传感结构,将光纤光栅沿梁轴向粘贴在传感梁上,并确保光栅的一半粘贴在梁上,另一半则沿梁的轴向呈自由状态,通过两部分光栅对梁自由端位移和环境温度的不同响应,实现温度和位移的同时测量,测量误差不大于4％。通过多次实验验证,所得结果与理论分析相符合。     

Real-time wavelength reuse based on Bragg trans-reflection for dynamic reference frequency and data transfer in Datacom

ABSTRACT

We experimentally demonstrate the first VCSEL-based all-optical wavelength reuse technique with reconfigurable fibre Bragg grating add and drop multiplexer. EDFA gain saturation and Bragg trans-reflection effect on a single FBG are respectively, adopted for full-duplex reference frequency and data transfer. A 1550 nm energy-efficient VCSEL is modulated with 1.7?GHz clock signal and transferred downstream over 26.6?km fibre OLT attain a phase noise stability of ?54.01 dBc/Hz at 10?kHz offset frequency. A saturated EDFA is exploited to optically reduce the peak-to-peak voltage of the incoming downstream RF, allowing for wavelength reuse with 10?Gbps upstream data. A 1.57 dB transmission penalty is incurred over the transmission fibre. An all-passive OADM is developed exploiting Bragg trans-reflection at 1549.45?nm. The reflected wavelength is routed over another 24.7?km fibre network attaining an extinction ratio of 6.1?dB and a SNR of 5.8?dB. This work provides an all-optical technique for routing and spectral management in flexible networks.     

毛细铜管封装的内嵌式镀金光纤布拉格光栅温度和应力传感器

为了实现复杂、恶劣环境下工程机械表面无损的应力监测方式,实现对大型工程机械的实时动态监测,提出了基于磁控溅射技术的光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)应力传感器封装方法。并对完全嵌套(整个栅区嵌套毛细铜管)和两端嵌套(栅区两端嵌套毛细铜管)两种封装方法开展了研究。从理论分析和有限元仿真的角度比较了传感器的增敏效果,前后结果一致。制备了传感器实物并进行了温度、应力和对比实验。仿真实验结果表明,该模型下FBG传感器能提高约7.5%的灵敏度。温度实验表明第二种封装结构的温度反馈相关系数R2达到了0.99948,在30℃～80℃范围内呈现良好的线性度;应力实验的相关系数R2也达到0.99924,灵敏度为6.14 pm/MPa,在该实验搭建的解调系统下精度达到0.05 MPa,可以快速、精确地解调应力。对比实验表明,光栅解调仪组成的监测系统比应变片组成的监测系统具有更高的精度,最大偏差值减小了59.8%。嵌套毛细铜管的金属化方式结合有机胶固定的封装结构简单、灵敏度和精度高,可以满足大型工程机械表面无损实时健康监测的需求。     

Assessment of the strain monitoring reliability of fiber Bragg grating sensor (FBGs) in advanced composite structures

Fiberoptic Bragg grating sensors were embedded in composite structures in order to be used as the detection system for structural health monitoring purposes. Firstly, optical fibers had been embedded in several locations in between the layers of composite material and for the typical tensile testing coupon configuration. It has been shown experimentally and with finite element analysis that embedding the optical fiber out of the neutral axis of the coupon, downgrades significantly the composite’s ultimate tensile strength. Secondly, a composite patch with embedded FBG has been used to restore a typical damage case on aluminum structure currently applied on advanced ‘aging’ vehicles. Data values taken from the FBG system during the experimental tension tests of the composite structures were calculated to axial strain values with the aid of an interrogator. Theoretical axial strain values of the composite patch had been calculated by exploiting a newly-developed finite element model. Discussion has been made on the correlation between experimental and theoretical results for the verification of sensing sensitivity and accuracy.     

Use of a surface-mounted chirped fibre Bragg grating sensor to monitor delamination growth in a double-cantilever beam test

A surface-mounted chirped fibre Bragg grating (CFBG) sensor has been used for the first time to monitor delamination growth within a composite material (a transparent, unidirectionally reinforced glass fibre/epoxy resin double-cantilever beam (DCB) specimen). The specimens were tested using a constant displacement rate, with the delamination length being measured using complementary techniques: (i) in situ photography, (ii) surface-mounted strain gauges, and (iii) the surface-mounted CFBG sensors. The unidirectionally reinforced DCB specimens showed characteristics typical of such material which complicate the curvature of the beams, i.e. the development of extensive fibre bridging and pronounced R-curve behaviour. To validate the interpretation of the CFBG reflected spectrum, the experimentally determined strains from the surface-mounted strain gauges have been used, together with in situ photographs of the position of the delamination front. Using the CFBG sensor technique, the delamination length was measured to within about 4 mm over the 60 mm sensor length.     

Development of smart composite structures with small-diameter fiber Bragg grating sensors for damage detection: Quantitative evaluation of delamination length in CFRP laminates using Lamb wave sensing

The authors and Hitachi Cable, Ltd. have recently developed small-diameter optical fiber and its fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor for embedment inside a lamina of composite laminates without strength reduction. The outside diameters of the cladding and polyimide coating are 40 and 52 μm, respectively. First, a brief summary is presented for applications of small-diameter FBG sensors to damage monitoring in composite structures. Then, we propose a new damage detection system for quantitative evaluation of delamination length in CFRP laminates using Lamb wave sensing. In this system, a piezo-ceramic actuator generates Lamb waves in a CFRP laminate. After the waves propagate in the laminate, transmitted waves are received by an FBG sensor attached on or embedded in the laminate using a newly developed high-speed optical wavelength interrogation system. This system was applied to detect interlaminar delamination in CFRP cross-ply laminates. When the Lamb waves passed through the delamination, the amplitude decreased and a new wave mode appeared. These phenomena could be well simulated using a finite element analysis. From the changes in the amplitude ratio and the arrival time of the new mode depending on the delamination length, it was found that this system could evaluate the delamination length quantitatively. Furthermore, small-diameter FBG sensors were embedded in a double-lap type coupon specimen, and the debonding progress could be evaluated using the wavelet transform.     

平面周期管系对轴向波与弯曲波的隔离特性

管路的振动小仅造成噪声污染,而且造成机器设备的损坏.将声子晶体布拉格带隙原理引入到管壁的结构设计中,将管壁设计成沿轴向交替排列的周期复合结构,采用传递矩阵法,计算此周期弯管中轴向波及弯曲波的传输特性,同时用MSC有限元软件验证了传递矩阵法计算的正确性.研究表明平面周期管路存在弯曲振动、轴向振动带隙特性,在带隙频率范围内,对相应的振动波传播具有很强的衰减作用.进一步,研究材料阻尼比对管路振动特性的影响.     

Design and comparative performance analysis of different chirping profiles of tanh apodized fiber Bragg grating and comparison with the dispersion compensation fiber for long-haul transmission system

Various dispersion compensation units are presented and evaluated in this paper. These dispersion compensation units include dispersion compensation fiber (DCF), DCF merged with fiber Bragg grating (FBG) (joint technique), and linear, square root, and cube root chirped tanh apodized FBG. For the performance evaluation 10 Gb/s NRZ transmission system over 100-km-long single-mode fiber is used. The three chirped FBGs are optimized individually to yield pulse width reduction percentage (PWRP) of 86.66, 79.96, 62.42% for linear, square root, and cube root, respectively. The DCF and Joint technique both provide a remarkable PWRP of 94.45 and 96.96%, respectively. The performance of optimized linear chirped tanh apodized FBG and DCF is compared for long-haul transmission system on the basis of quality factor of received signal. For both the systems maximum transmission distance is calculated such that quality factor is ≥ 6 at the receiver and result shows that performance of FBG is comparable to that of DCF with advantages of very low cost, small size and reduced nonlinear effects.     

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。     

Mathematical analysis and solution methodology for an inverse spectral problem arising in the design of optical waveguides

We analyse mathematically the problem of determining refractive index profiles from some desired/measured guided waves propagating in optical fibres. We establish the uniqueness of the solution of this inverse spectral problem assuming that only one guided mode is known. We then propose an iterative computational procedure for solving numerically the considered inverse spectral problem. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the potential of the proposed regularized Newton algorithm to efficiently and accurately retrieve the refractive index profiles even when the guided mode measurements are highly noisy.     

A BEM sensitivity and shape identification analysis for acoustic scattering in fluid–solid problems

In this paper a boundary element formulation for the sensitivity analysis of structures immersed in an inviscide fluid and illuminated by harmonic incident plane waves is presented. Also presented is the sensitivity analysis coupled with an optimization procedure for analyses of flaw identification problems. The formulation developed utilizes the boundary integral equation of the Helmholtz equation for the external problem and the Cauchy–Navier equation for the internal elastic problem. The sensitivities are obtained by the implicit differentiation technique. Examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed formulations. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.