Experimental and modeling study on dust cake profile and its influence on pressure drop in fiber filter

Alumina （MMAD： 32.45μm） was used to study dust cake formation in fiber filter at steady-state operation. Cake vertical profile along filter medium versus filtration velocity （ranging from 3 to 7cm/s）, particle concentration （ranging from 40 to 120g/m^3） and particle areal mass to filter （ranging from 0.57 to 2.86 kg/m^2）, was researched by experiments and modeling. The filtration was carried through by a plane filter media （Material： Terylene felt, Thickness： 1.8mm） covered on a framework which was fixed in a filter. During filtration, the cake thickness was measured up and down by a mobile microscope and a camera controlled by a PC. The results showed that the cake vertical profile accord with a peak function. The peak amplitude A, center displacement xc, the shape parameters W of the peak function was greatly depended on filtration velocity and particle areal mass to filter, whereas slightly on particle concentration. The relationships between the three coefficients （peak amplitude A, center displacement xc, the shape parameters W） and filtration velocity, areal mass to filter, particle concentration were associated as equations, based on which pressure drop model was deduced. The peak function and pressure drop model were verified with experimental data.

Tunable Erbium-Doped Fiber Lasers Using Various Inline Fiber Filters

Several high-performance and tunable erbium-doped fiber lasers are reviewed. They are constructed by using fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) or short-wavelength-pass filters (SWPFs) as wavelength tunable components inside the laser cavity. Broadband wavelength tuning range including C- and/or S-band was achieved, and tunable laser output with high slope efficiency, high side-mode suppression ratio was obtained. These fiber lasers can find vast applications in lightwave transmission, optical test instrument, fiber-optic gyros, spectroscopy, material processing, biophotonic imaging, and fiber sensor technologies.

Surface plasmon resonance-induced tunable polarization filters based on nanoscale gold film-coated photonic crystal fibers

Surface plasmon resonance induced tunable polarization filters based on nanoscale gold film-coated photonic crystal fibers were proposed and analyzed. The characteristics of the polarization filter were calculated by finite element method （FEM）. The gold film was selectively coated on the inner wall of one cladding air hole which was located near the fiber core along the y-axis direction. When the phase of core fundamental mode and surface plasmon polaritons （SPPs） mode matches, the two modes couple with each other intensely. Numerical results show that the resonance wavelength and strength vary with fiber structural parameters and the index of the infilling liquid. The fiber parameters were optimized to achieve specific functions. Under the optimal structure, we realized a dual channel filter at the communication wavelength of 1.31 μm and 1.55 μm fory polarization direction and x polarization direction. Then a single channel polarized filter at the communication wavelength of 1.55 μm is also achieved by adjusting the refractive index of the infilling liquid. The proposed polarization filters realized dual channel filtering and single channel filtering simultaneously under the same structure for the first time to the best of our knowledge.

Wavelength-Tunable Single Frequency Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Laser with Loop Mirror Filter

By using a loop mirror filter, a novel wavelength-tunable single-frequency ytterbium-doped fiber laser is developed to select single longitudinal modes in a linear cavity. The output wavelength could be tuned 2.4 nm intervals range from 1063.3 to 1065.Tnrn with the temperature change of the fiber Bragg grating. The maximum output power could reach 32 m W while the pump power increases to 120 m W. The corresponding optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 26.7% and the slope efficiency is 33.9%, respectively. The output power fluctuation is below 2%, and its highest signal-to-noise ratio is 60 dB.

Tunable self-seeded multi-wavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser based on few-mode fiber filter

A tunable self-seeded multi-wavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser(BEFL) is proposed and demonstrated based on a few-mode fiber filter(FMFF) with varying temperature. The FMFF configuration is a section of uncoated few-mode fiber(FMF) sandwiched between two up-tapers. As the temperature varies from 25 °C to 125 °C, the transmission spectrum of FMFF moves towards the longer wavelength. The self-excited Brillouin pump is internally achieved by cascaded stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS) in the single mode fiber(SMF). Then employing the FMFF temperature variation characteristics in the ring cavity fiber laser, the multi-wavelength of the output laser can be tuned, and the tunable range is about 8.0 nm. The generation of up to 15 Brillouin Stokes wavelengths with 16 d B optical signal-to-noise ratio(OSNR) is realized.

Design of diamond-shape photonic crystal fiber polarization filter based on surface plasma resonance effect

A novel plasmonic polarization filter based on the diamond-shape photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is proposed. The resonant coupling characteristics of the PCF polarization filter are investigated by the full-vector finite-element method. By optimizing the geometric parameters of the PCF, when the fiber length is 5 mm, the polarization filter has a bandwidth of 990 nm and an extinction ratio(ER) of lower than -20 dB. Moreover, a single wavelength polarization filter can also be achieved, along with an ER of -279.78 dB at wavelength 1.55 μm. It is believed that the proposed PCF polarization filter will be very useful in laser and optical communication systems.

Photonic crystal fiber polarization filter with two large apertures coated with gold layers

A novel photonic crystal fiber（PCF） polarization filter is designed and fabricated; it consists of two large apertures coated with gold. The asymmetric structure separates the resonance position in the vertical direction well. Due to the metal layer covering, loss is greatly improved. Finite element method is applied for numerical simulation. The influences of varying gold thickness and varying the diameters and the center positions of the larger apertures on filtering performance are evaluated. Theory of coupling between surface plasma and core mode is introduced. By modulating the parameters, we realize a single polarization filter at 1.31 μm and 1.55 μm. The basal mode loss in the y direction can reach 1408.80 dB/cm at 1.31 μm and 1911.22 dB/cm at 1.55 μm respectively, but basal mode loss in the x direction is relatively small, 0.82 dB/cm and 1.87 dB/cm. In addition, two kinds of broadband polarization filters are proposed. If the fiber length is set to 200 μm,the extinction ratio is greater than 20 dB with width of 570 nm and 490 nm. The filter has simple structure and excellent performance.

NOVEL FIBER GRATING SENSOR DEMODULATION TECHNIQUE BASED ON OPTICAL WAVELET FILTERING

The optical wavelet filter is designed. It can filter and choose frequency swiftly. It can realize demodulation of distributed fiber Bragg grating（FBG） measurement system. Its scanning resolution and scanning period depend on wavelet function. Wavelet function is controlled by computer. Compared to conventional scan filter, optical wavelet filtering has some advantages such as simple structure, high scan frequency, high resolution and good linearity. At last, the error of optical wavelet filter scanning procedure is analyzed. Scanning step length refers to the shifting of optical wavelet window＇s central frequency. It affects system precision directly. If scanning step length is different, the measured signal is different. The methods of reducing step length guarantee scanning periodic time are presented.

A tunable comb filter using single-mode/multimode/polarization-maintaining-fiber-based Sagnac fiber loop

A novel tunable comb filter composed of a single-mode/multimode/polarization-maintaining-fiber-based Sagnac fiber loop is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The filter tunability is achieved by rotating the polarization controller. The spectral shift is dependent on rotation direction and the position of the polarization controller. In addition, the adjustable range achieved by rotating the half-wave-plate polarization controller is twice higher than that of the quarter-wave-plate one.

Manufacturing of High-efficiency Air Filter Paper Using Ultra-fine Fibers

In this paper,the manufacturing of high-efficiency air filter paper is reported.The air filter paper was produced using ultra-fine fibers and wateroat fibers mercerized by alkali,using an electrospinning apparatus with multiple rings.The high efficiency air filter paper has an antibacterial effect after adding a chitosan-copper complex which is harmless to humans.As a result of the measurement,the filtering efficiency of the air filter paper is approximately 99.998%and its antibacterial efficiency is approximately 99.5%.

Recognition of Bragg Wavelength Disturbed by Time Delay of Fiber Length in Prepositive Tunable Filter

The wavelength shift in fiber Bragg grating does not depend directly on the total light levels, losses in the connecting fibers and couplers, or source power. However, if the tunable Fabry-Perot filter is place on the end of incident fiber, the detected time delay of modulation light is occurred due to the unmatch between the scanning time and light transmission time in the transmission fiber. Consequently, the detected peak wavelength shifts with the length of transmission fiber. Thus, the peak wavelength shift effect of Bragg reflective light transmitted in fiber with different fiber length can be obvious in the demodulator with a prepositive tunable Fabry-Perot filter. The experiment indicates the shift rates of 0.109 - 0.126 nm/km increase approximately linearly with the original peak wavelength of 1532.917 - 1560.300 nm at the fiber length of 0 - 6 km. To certify the consistency of measurement data, the criterion correction is introduced. By using the differential method of two fiber Bragg gratings with an optical path, the differential worth is compensated from the disturbance modulated by the time delay of fiber length.

Optical coatings for fiber lasers

Fiber laser is the future development direction for the high energy lasers. This paper describs two kinds of optical coatings for fiber laser, including long and short wave pass filters. The one characteristic of fiber laser coatings lies in that coatings should separate two closely wavelength light including laser pump wavelength (980 nm) and laser irradiation wavelength(1 050～1 100 nm). At the same time, the coatings should have high laser damage threshold.

Predicting of the Fibrous Filters Efficiency for the Removal Particles from Gas Stream by Artificial Neural Network

In this paper, artificial neural networks are used for predicting single fiber efficiency in the process of removing smaller particles from gas stream by fiber filters. For this, numerical simulations are obtained of a classic model of literature for fiber efficiency, which is numerically solved along with the convection diffusion equation in polar coordinates for particle concentration, with associated initial and boundary conditions. A sufficient number of examples from two numerical simulations are employed to construct a database, from which parameters of a novel neural model are adjusted. This model is constructed based on the back propagation algorithm in order to map two features, namely Peclet number and packing density, which are extracted from the numerical simulations into the corresponding single fiber efficiency. The results indicate that the developed neural model can be trained in a reasonable computational time and is capable of estimating single fiber efficiency from examples of the test set with a maximum error of 1.7%.

Transmission Characteristics of Tuneable Optical Filters Using Optical Ring Resonator with PCF Resonance Loop

A theoretical analysis of a tuneable optical filter is presented by proposing an optical ring resonator (ORR) using photonic crystal fiber (PCF) as the resonance loop. The influences of the characteristic parameters of the PCF on the filter response have been analyzed under steady-state condition of the ORR. It is shown that the tuneability of the filter is mainly achieved by changing the modulation frequency of the light signal applied to the resonator. The analyses have shown that the sharpness and the depth of the filter response are controlled by parameters such as amplitude modulation index of applied field, the coupling coefficient of the ORR, and hole-spacing and air-filling ratio of the PCF, respectively. When transmission coefficient of the loop approaches the coupling coefficient, the filter response enhances sharply with PCF parameters. The depth and the full-width half-maximum (FWHM) of the response strongly depends on the number of field circulations in the resonator loop. With the proposed tuneability scheme for optical filter, we achieved an FWHM of ~1.55 nm. The obtained results may be utilized in designing optical add/drop filters used in WDM communication systems.

Effects of ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH Treatment on the Filter Paper Performance

Bleached softwood kraft pulp (BSKP) fibers were pretreated in a 5 mol/L NaOH aqueous solution at 35℃ for 90 min. The ZnCl2/H2O/ C2H5OH was used to treat the pretreated BSKP fibers, filter papers were then prepared. In the course of processing, the effects of various molar ratios of ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH on the filter paper performance were evaluated. SEMEDX was conducted to analyze the physical configuration of the filter papers. Moreover, FT-IR and XPS were performed to further characterize the BSKP, the pretreated BSKP and the filter paper fibers. The results indicated that the fibers treated by ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH were swollen and exhibited slight fibrillation, leading to a looser fiber structure and therefore, enhanced filter paper performance. Air permeability increased from 161.7 L/(m2·s) to 1450.4 L/(m2·s) for the filter papers when the molar ratio of ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH was 1:14:1. The optimum molar ratio of ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH was found to be 1:14:1, and no significant effect of ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH on fibers’ functional groups was detected. These results showed that filtration performance of filter papers was improved when treated with the ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH solution.

全自动纤维分析仪测定饲料粗纤维实验设计

饲料中粗纤维(CF)的含量是评定饲料营养价值的一项重要指标,传统的方法测量CF的操作步骤繁琐,测定结果准确度较低,不适合批量样品的分析。该文以粗纤维的测量为例阐述了全自动纤维分析仪使用操作流程以及仪器日常维护的技巧,并对实验开展的效果进行了探讨。结果表明,全自动纤维分析仪利用滤袋技术测量CF的含量是一种国际上公认的测量方法,具有自动化程度高、测量精度高等优点。

Soliton evolution and control in a two-mode fiber with two-photon absorption

Soliton dynamics are numerically investigated in a two-mode fiber with the two-photon absorption,and the effects of the two-photon absorption on the soliton propagation and interaction are demonstrated in different dispersion regimes.Soliton dynamics depend strictly on the sign and magnitude of the group velocity dispersion(GVD)coefficient of each mode and the strength(coefficient)of the two-photon absorption.The two-photon absorption leads to the soliton collapse,enhances the neighboring soliton interaction in both modes,and increases the energy exchange between the two modes.Finally,an available control is proposed to suppress the effects by the use of the nonlinear gain with filter.

空气净化技术研究(1):纤维过滤

纤维过滤是目前使用最广泛的空气净化技术,主要滤材有无纺布、玻璃纤维、驻极体静电纤维、聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)膜和纳米纤维。本文比较了国内外主要空气过滤器标准中的效率规格,介绍了这5种纤维过滤器的特点,分析了国内外文献报道的这些过滤器的主要性能和优缺点。对3种空气过滤器,即用驻极体静电纤维、PTFE纤维和静电纺丝纳米纤维制造的空气过滤器进行了测试,其中静电纺丝纳米纤维和PTFE纤维空气过滤器虽然仍存在不足,但是已实现了高效低阻的目标。面对全球肆虐不断的各种流行性疾病,空气过滤器不但需要实现高效率、低阻力,更应具备杀灭细菌和灭活病毒的功能,新的、性能更优的纤维过滤材料和空气过滤器有待开发和应用。

基于FBG传感器阵列反演结构振动位移的监测方法

针对现有振动位移监测方法易受环境影响且精度不高的问题,提出了一种基于光纤布喇格光栅(FBG)传感器阵列反演结构振动位移的监测方法。该方法使用FBG传感器阵列获取结构振动过程中的多点应变和单点加速度数据,先利用基于正交曲率的曲线重构算法和获得的应变数据重构结构各点的动态位移,然后运用卡尔曼滤波算法将曲线重构算法导出的位移数据与同位置处的单点加速度数据相融合,获得更为准确的位移数据。实验结果表明:该方法可成功重构出监测结构任意时刻的振动形态,悬臂铝板和简支管道的振动位移重构相对均方根误差分别小于5.5%和7%。

玻璃纤维滤材的疏水改性及过滤性能

闭式循环过程会产生大量放射性气溶胶,其高湿、高酸、高放射性的特点导致基于玻璃纤维滤材的高效过滤器失效快、更换频率高。为解决上述问题,提出对传统的玻璃纤维滤材进行疏水性改性,以提高玻璃纤维滤材对苛刻工况的耐受性。利用低表面能改性剂(聚二甲基硅氧烷)对滤材进行化学性疏水性改性,通过引用SiO_(2)纳米颗粒物进行微结构构造,进一步改善疏水效果。借助SEM、FTIR、接触角测量仪等手段对改性效果进行了分析,并进一步研究了改性滤材的过滤性能。研究结果表明:改性方案能够有效改善玻璃纤维滤材的疏水性,并提高其耐湿性;单纯化学改性滤材的静态接触角可达146°,引入SiO_(2)纳米颗粒物后改性滤材的接触角超过150°;当改性剂中聚二甲基硅氧烷质量分数为2.0%、SiO_(2)纳米颗粒物质量分数为0.5%时,所得GF-PS-0.5滤材展现出最优的耐酸性,主要源于化学性疏水和结构性疏水的有效协同;GF-PS-0.5在经受足量的γ照射后,疏水性保持稳定,表明其良好的耐辐照性;改性滤材仍然保持了优异的过滤性能,其过滤效率超过99.99%。改性过程在提高滤材耐受性的同时,没有影响其过滤性能,展现出良好的应用前景。