Evaluation of bending strain measurements in a composite sailboat bowsprit with embedded fibre Bragg gratings

Acrylate-coated Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs) were embedded in a sailing boat bowsprit tubular section manufactured using the vacuum bagging process in autoclave with the aim of measuring strains under realistic loading conditions. In order to establish an effective procedure for sensor integration, flat tensile specimens with embedded sensors were firstly produced under different processing conditions, using advanced composite material employed in the marine industry. Information obtained in this way was used to manufacture a sailboat bowsprit with an array of gratings embedded between the last inner plies. In order to assess the sensitivity and accuracy of the embedded sensors, the bowsprit was subjected to bending tests and the results were compared to analytical values and to data obtained from electrical strain gages. Results are very encouraging but reveal that great attention must be paid both to the integration process and to the in situ calibration of the embedded sensors.     

An optimized distributed fiber Bragg grating sensing system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry

In this paper,the waveforms in time domain and frequency domain of two kinds of optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) sensing systems are compared,which use common fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and...     

Fiber Bragg grating sensors for on-line welding diagnostics

On-line monitoring of an arc-welding process is performed in this paper by means of fiber Bragg grating transducers (FBGs) in two different configurations. FBGs were glued to the plate surfaces next to the weld joint, and a FBG transducer was designed to sense the perturbations in the air surrounding the welding plasma column. Sensitivity to both temperature and vibrations during the process was analyzed during several tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding tests, showing the feasibility of the proposed design to perform an on-line detection of different welding perturbations. To enhance the analysis, a setup based on plasma optical spectroscopy was also employed to allow a comparison among the response of both techniques to the appearance of these perturbations.     

Wavelength switchable L-band erbium-doped fiber laser employing C-band EDFA as gain medium

A new structure for the L-band multiwavelength switchable erbium-doped fiber laser is proposed. Overlapping laser cavities are formed by cascading fiber Bragg gratings as reflectors in a ring structure with a C-band EDFA as a common gain medium. The proposed laser is made to be wavelength-switchable by individually adjusting the loss of each overlapping cavity. Instead of using an L-band EDFA as the gain medium in the L-band fiber laser, we have experimentally demonstrated that by tailoring the gain of the C-band EDFA to have a significant gain tilt in the L-band, a lasing power efficiency of 26% can be achieved over a wide range of switchable lasing wavelengths. Following this optimal design, the side-mode suppression ratio and the minimal separation between two switchable lasing wavelengths were found to be over 42 dB and 0.33 nm, respectively.     

等效相移光栅反射光谱特性的研究

等效相移光栅的原理是,通过对取样光纤布拉格光栅在特定点进行毫米尺度的“位移”,经过傅里叶变换,在各频率通道产生“等效相移”。首先利用光栅的Turan传输矩阵进行数值模拟,验证了真实相移光栅的各种性质在等效相移光栅中的实现,然后针对当前关于等效相移光栅的报道中,-2级光栅反射率都很低,并且没有出现“等效相移”的情况,提出了一种实现-2级等效相移光栅的方法,并进行了仿真验证。最后给出了等效相移光栅反射率随长度变化的曲线。     

带有锥状反射结构的AlGaInP键合衬底LED

本研究通过光辅助化学腐蚀技术在衬底键合AlGaInP反极性发光二极管中制备出锥状反射镜结构提升器件的光提取效率。首先利用氢氟酸与双氧水在532nm激光的辐射下载GaP:Mg层制备出锥状腐蚀结构,然后将金属反射镜蒸镀在锥状结构之上制备锥状的反射镜结构。在完成全部芯片工艺后,测试结果表明锥状反射镜结构可以显著提升光提取效率,并在光通量测量中与表面粗化集成平板反射镜LED相比较,得到了18.55%的增强。     

基于光纤光栅的GIS导体温度巡检方法与装置

针对GIS设备导体温度监测和回路过热性故障预防,在分析光纤光栅测温原理和成像解调技术的基础上,提出了一种基于光纤光栅温度传感网络的GIS导体温度巡检方案。通过现场温升试验建立了GIS导体温度测量模型并根据相关标准制定了GIS导体温度过热性故障判据。研制了可应用于不同GIS母线温度测量的便携式巡检装置,设计了温度巡检装置的硬件系统和软件系统。现场实验表明该设备工作稳定,测温精度高,对于保障GIS设备的安全稳定运行具有现实意义。     

光纤光栅传感网络的优化研究

光纤光栅传感网络在大型复杂结构健康监测中具有广泛的应用前景,对光纤光栅传感网络优化的研究具有重要的意义。分析了结构健康监测中光纤传感网络优化布局和可靠性的研究现状,对光纤传感网络优化中的传感器优化布局与光纤传感网络可靠性两方面进行研究。通过对结构响应特性研究,提出了对结构静力响应参数监测时,传感器布局的一般规则。将概率计算引入光纤 FBG 传感网络不同拓扑结构,给出了基于不同拓扑结构的光纤传感网络形式及其可靠性数值分析。     

X射线背光成像诊断的球面晶体分析器研究

在激光约束聚变和箍缩聚爆实验中,为了分析内爆 靶丸推进层的运动过程和评估激光辐射驱动的对称性和均匀性, 需要得到靶丸内爆单色X射线二维空间分辨信息。为了诊断内爆高温等离子体X射线二维空间 信息,利用晶体布喇格衍射 原理研制了新型的成像系统。系统的核心元件为球面晶体分析器,球面晶体为云母球面晶体 ,弯曲半径为143.3mm。在中 国工程物理研究院进行了单色X射线背光成像实验,磷屏成像板获得了清晰的Cr靶单色X射线 二维网格图像。通过对实验 所得背光图像分析,云母球面晶体成像系统得到的空间分辨率为86 μm。实验结果表明,云母球面晶体可以应用于等离子体X射线的背光成像诊断研究。