The Design of Fiber Bragg Grating Temperature Measurement System Based on Labview

The paper made a research on the fiber Bragg grating sensor demodulation system, which was based on virtual instrument labview and it developed a friendly upper monitor software. Based on the LM algorithm, the software realized rapid and accurate spectral data fitting, improving dynamic characteristics and measuring precision of the system. Depending on different fiber Bragg grating sensors, it can realize flexible calibration. It has the functions of collection, display and data storage, which can flexibly design alarm threshold according to the practical application. The fiber Bragg grating sensors can be identified by the software so that the distributed network, with large capacity optical fiber sensing, can be achieved.

A dual measurement method of strain and temperature

With the rapid development of China's foreign trade, the coastal and inland waterway transport has been increased rapidly. The potential market for marine engines is more and more obvious. The measurement of the engine temperature and strain becomes very important. The fluorescence fiber sensors are broadly used to measure temperature, concentration, and pH value, etc. The fluorescence sensing systems are based on different principles, namely fluorescence intensity, fluorescence intensity ratio, and fluorescence lifetime. The fluorescence lifetime is an effective parameter for sensing purpose, because it is independent of the intensity of the pumping source and does not need expensive narrow-band filters. An experiment system has been established, in which some samples were produced to measure the fluorescence lifetime and temperature characteristics and the relationship of the strain and temperature versus the fluorescence lifetime was achieved at the same time. The experiment result was fitted and analyzed. The test results show that the fluorescence lifetime decreases with the increasing of temperature. The change of fluorescence lifetime with the strain is inconspicuous comparing to that with the temperature.

Highly sensitive optical fiber temperature sensor based on resonance in sidewall of liquid-filled silica capillary tube

A highly sensitive optical fiber temperature sensor based on a section of liquid-filled silica capillary tube(SCT)between single mode fibers is proposed. Two micro-holes are drilled on two sides of SCT directly by using femtosecond laser micromachining, and liquid polymer is filled into the SCT through the micro-holes without any air bubbles and then sealed by using ultra-violet(UV) cure adhesive. The sidewall of the SCT forms a Fabry–Perot resonator, and loss peaks are achieved in the transmission spectrum of the SCT at the resonant wavelength. The resonance condition can be influenced by the refractive index variation of the liquid polymer filled in SCT, which is sensitive to temperature due to its high thermooptical coefficient(-2.98 × 10^-4℃^-1). The experimental result shows that the temperature sensitivity of the proposed fiber structure reaches 5.09 nm/℃ with a perfect linearity of 99.8%. In addition, it exhibits good repeatability and reliability in temperature sensing application.

Novel Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor with Full Compensation Based on Optical Absorption

A novel system configuration of fiber optic sensor based on optical abso rption is proposed. Several compensation measures are discussed. A simulated exp eriment is designed and the output curve of system is given. The experiment al result shows that these compensation measures are effective on dynamic distu rbances which are caused by background light and optical fiber bend. In addition , the drifts in the light source intensity, fiber losses, and photodetector effi ciency are also compensated.

New Measuring Temperature Setup with Optical Probe

Abstract: A new setup of measuring temperature is developed, which the probe is a micro- power consumptive one with CMOS circuit and is driven by optical power. For transmitting the measured signal and optical power signal in a long distance, the fiber technology is applied in this setup.

Effects of seasonal air temperature variation on airflow and surrounding rock temperature of mines

In underground mines, high air temperatures in the summer months lead to an increase in inlet airflow temperatures. This leads to seasonal thermal pollution in the mines. This paper examines the dynamics and effects of seasonal variation in surface air temperatures and surrounding rock temperatures in deep coal mines. It also examines temperature variations in the main ventilation circuit, working face, and surrounding rock. The study results revealed that airflow temperatures were significantly affected by seasonal air temperature variations. The greater the distance was between the inlet and the wellhead of the ventilation shaft, the less the effect was on temperature. Moreover, slight temperature variations (1.0-3.0 ℃) were observed between various points on the return route during the summer months. Airflow temperatures along the airflow inlet to the return route of the working face first decreased, but then increased. The temperature field of the surrounding rock increased gradually with increased distance between the mine roadway and inlet, with recorded rock temperatures as high as 40.53 ℃. The radius of the heat-adjusting layer was between 28 and 33 m.

On the temperature characteristics of phase measurement in homodyne fiber interferometer

Different from the traditional way of using piezoelectric （PZT）phase shifter to measure phase difference, a new method is designed to calculate it between signals in the two arms of a homodyne fiber interferometer. A simple homodyne fiber interferometer system is then established to measure the interference photoeurrent and the photocurrents from the two fiber arms generated by the signal power on a temperature control plat. The homodyne fiber interferometer system is composed of fiber and sensitive to the variation of temperature. Thus, is necessary to study the temperature characteristics in the phase measurement of homodyne fiber interferometer. The experimental results show that the variation of the phase difference of signals in the two fiber arms is proportional to the variation of temperature.

Liquid modified photonic crystal fiber for simultaneous temperature and strain measurement

A liquid modified photonic crystal fiber(PCF)integrated with an embedded directional coupler and multi-mode interferometer is fabricated by infiltrating three adjacent air holes of the innermost layer with standard 1.48 refractive index liquids.The refractive index of the filled liquid is higher than that of background silica,which can not only support the transmitting rod modes but also the"liquid modified core"modes propagating between the PCF core and the liquid rods.Hence,the light propagating in the liquid modified core can be efficiently coupled into the satellite waveguides under the phase-matching conditions,resulting in a dramatic decrease of the resonant wavelength intensity.Furthermore,there is a multi-mode interference produced by modified core modes and rod modes.Such a compact(~0.91 cm)device integrated with an embedded coupler and interferometer is demonstrated for high-sensitivity simultaneous temperature(~14.72 nm∕℃)and strain(~13.01 pm∕με)measurement.

Fiber in-line Fabry–Pérot interferometer for simultaneous measurement of reflective index and temperature

A fiber in-line Fabry-Perot interferometer is presented. The sensing head consists of a micro ellipsoidal air cavity and a small section of solid-core photonic crystal fiber. The reflective index （RI） and temperature can be interrogated simultaneously through a fast Fourier transform and by tracing the dip wavelength shift of the reflective spectrum. Experimental results show that the RI amplitude and wavelength sensitivities are 5.30/ RIU and 8.46 × 10-1 nm/RIU in the range from 1.34 to 1.43, and the temperature amplitude and wavelength sensitivities are 6.8 × 10-4/℃ and 2.48 × 10-3 nm/℃ in the range from 15℃ to 75℃, respectively. Easy fabrication, a simple system, and simultaneous measurement make it appropriate for aluM-parameter sensing application.

A new phase-shifted long-period fiber grating for simultaneous measurement of torsion and temperature

A novel phase-shifted long-period fiber grating(PS-LPFG)for the simultaneous measurement of torsion and temperature is described and experimentally demonstrated.The PS-LPFG is fabricated by inserting a pretwisted structure into the long-period fiber grating(LPFG)written in single-mode fiber(SMF).Experimental results show that the torsion sensitivities of the two dips are?0.114 nm/(rad/m)and?0.069 nm/(rad/m)in the clockwise direction,and?0.087 nm/(rad/m)and?0.048 nm/(rad/m)in the counterclockwise direction,respectively.The temperature sensitivities of the two dips are 0.057 nm/℃ and 0.051 nm/℃,respectively.The two dips of the PS-LPFG exhibit different responses to torsion and temperature.Simultaneous measurement of torsion and temperature can be implemented using a sensor.The feasibility and stabilization of simultaneous torsion and temperature measurement have been confirmed,and hence this novel PS-LPFG demonstrates potential for fiber sensing and engineering applications.

Hybrid fiber interferometer for simultaneous measurement of displacement and temperature

A hybrid fiber interferometer sensing configuration for displacement and temperature measurements is proposed and experimentally demonstrated that is constructed by splicing a short section of polarization maintaining op- tical fiber to an end-cleaved single mode optical fiber with a tapering structure. The reflected spectrum changes with the variation of displacement and temperature. The sensing configuration uses the method of wavelength and intensity modulations for displacement and temperature measurements, respectively, to which the sensitiv- ities are 0.01392 nm/μm, 0.0214 dBm/μm, --0.09136 nm/℃, and 0.15795 dBm/℃. Experimental results show that displacement and temperature can be measured simultaneously by demodulating the reflected spectrum.

Simultaneous measurement of axial strain and temperature based on twisted fiber structure

In this Letter, an alternative solution is proposed and demonstrated for simultaneous measurement of axial strain and temperature. This sensor consists of two twisted points on a commercial single mode fiber introduced by flame-heated and rotation treatment. The fabrication process modifies the geometrical configuration and refractive index of the fiber. Different cladding modes are excited at the first twisted point, and part of them are coupled back to the fiber core at the second twisted point. Experimental results show distinct sensitivities of 34.9 pm/με with 49.23 pm/℃ and -36.19 pm/με with 62.99 pm/℃ for the two selected destructive interference wavelengths.

电机转子温度监测方法研究现状及展望

随着高速电机的发展,转子的温度已成为电机设计和健康监测的重要指标,舰船电机的强电磁工作环境、狭小的气隙、较大的旋转离心力是转子温度监测面临的难题。文中针对电机转子温度的监测方法,主要包括电阻法、红外测温法、电子类传感器测温法、半导体温敏元件法和光纤光栅测温法,阐述了各方法的原理和特点,介绍了转子温度在线监测领域的研究现状和取得的主要成果,重点聚焦光纤布拉格光栅的应用和研究进展,分析总结了各方法的适用性和存在的主要问题,并展望了未来的技术路线和发展方向。

基于多模干涉的光纤冰体应变传感器

基于“单模-无芯-单模”光纤传感器对冰体进行应变测量研究。传感器以“分层冰冻”的方法植入冰体,冰体应变变化导致传感器干涉光谱波长偏移,通过监测光谱波长实现冰体应变测量。对于实际环境中已经存在的冰体,对“分层冰冻”方法进行优化,通过在冰面上铺设光纤,之后注水冰冻的方式,实现光纤在已有冰体中的植入。利用光谱相邻波谷温度灵敏度相近的特点,将相邻波谷波长差应用于应变测量,可以不受冰体温度变化影响。实验结果显示,冰体承载力大于500 g时,其应变显著增加,当承载力大于600 g时,冰体出现脆性断裂,传感器有效提取了该区间内冰体“韧-脆”转变过程中的应变信号。融化实验显示,传感器可以监测到冰体自然融化过程中完整的应变变化过程,测量结果不受冰体内部温度变化的影响。

基于空间耦合传输方法的FBG传感器转子涡动测温误差及其影响因素研究

针对电机转子涡动对光纤光栅温度监测系统精度产生的影响,采用光纤光栅(FBG)的传输矩阵理论和自聚集透镜的耦合损耗理论,建立了涡动条件下FBG扫描光谱模型,结合相关试验,研究了扫描光谱的畸变规律及系统测温误差的影响因素。结果表明:涡动导致扫描光谱反射峰发生偏移、3 dB带宽减小,通过协调涡动频率和解调仪扫描频率,使准直器间耦合损耗周期达到FBG光谱扫描时间的10倍以上(q>10)是保证较低测温误差的关键;同时,质心法对剧烈涡动条件下扫描光谱的寻峰效果明显优于高斯曲线拟合法。随着转子端面处的径向位移幅值或轴线偏角幅值的增大,系统的测温误差先缓慢地增大、后剧烈地增大;随着椭圆形轴心运动轨迹轴比的增大,测温误差先剧烈地增大、后缓慢地增大至稳定。当转子径向位移幅值小于200μm、轴线偏角幅值小于0.167°时,在轴比等于3、q值等于10条件下,15次采样试验反映出质心法和高斯曲线拟合法分别令系统的测温误差从2.9℃降低至0.6℃和1.1℃,为监测系统的应用与测温精度的预估提供了依据。

转子运动条件下光纤光栅的扫描光谱特性及测温误差研究

针对基于空间耦合传输方法的电机转子温度监测系统,采用光纤光栅的传输矩阵理论和自聚集透镜的耦合传输理论,建立了转子运动条件下光纤光栅(fiber Bragg grating,FBG)的扫描光谱模型,首先研究了扫描光谱的畸变规律及各算法的寻峰效果,结果表明:转子的涡动导致FBG扫描光谱的反射峰发生偏移,3 dB带宽减小,随着耦合损耗与原始反射峰之间的相位差发生变化,中心波长的最大扫描误差以类似正弦函数的规律发生变化,新反射峰位置由耦合损耗变化速率、FBG原始反射率及其变化速率之间的限定关系决定。协调解调仪扫描速率与转子涡动频率之间的数值关系是减轻光谱畸变的主要方法;此外,相比于半峰法和多种拟合型算法,质心法通过提取畸变光谱的重心也明显地减小了中心波长的扫描误差。然后,通过理论和试验研究了转子涡动频率与解调仪扫描频率对系统测温误差产生的影响,结果表明:随着耦合损耗周期与光谱扫描时间之比(q值)的增加,系统的最大测温误差先剧烈地减小、然后缓慢减小至稳定,令q>10是确保系统的测温误差及其波动较小的最低条件;对于转速小于200 000 r/min的转子(涡动频率小于1 667 Hz),当转子径向振动的幅值小于200μm、轴心轨迹的轴比小于3、轴心线偏转的角度小于0.1°时,采用扫描频率大于760 Hz的解调仪和质心寻峰法可以保证涡动引起的测温误差小于0.3℃,为转子测温系统的实际应用及测温误差的预估提供了依据。

光加热光纤光栅阵列液位测量方法研究

安全可靠的液位测量是现代工业领域的重要技术需求之一,提出一种基于光加热光纤光栅阵列的液位测量方法,即利用泵浦光加热掺钴光纤,控制温度场,利用光栅阵列测量温度场分布,由于气液导热性能的差别,气液界面处温度突变,从而确定液位。实验中,将掺钴光纤与密集光栅阵列紧密固定在一起,将1.5 W的泵浦光输入衰减系数分别为0.71 dB/cm和0.28 dB/cm的掺钴光纤中,沿着光传播的方向,温度变化均呈指数函数衰减。液位测量的精度与范围由主要取决于泵浦光功率、掺钴光纤吸收系数,经对比最终选定0.28 dB/cm的掺钴光纤作为液位实验的加热光纤。实验测量了不同液位下的温度场分布,证明了利用测量温度分布来测量液位的可行性,液位变化范围0~88 mm以内的误差为2 mm。所提出的传感系统结构简单,成本低廉,在液位测量方面具有潜在的应用价值。

基于微纳光纤谐振环的温度传感器研究

该项工作制作并验证了基于微纳光纤结型谐振环的高灵敏度且扩大测量范围的温度传感器。在微纳光纤谐振环中产生多个模式并参与谐振,多个模式谐振的光谱相互叠加,形成带包络的游标光谱。通过提取游标光谱的包络线,实现高灵敏度的温度测量,灵敏度高达-10 nm/℃。但计算得到利用游标光谱时的温度测量范围仅约为4℃。为解决测量范围过小的问题,将包络光谱与单一频率组分对应的谐振光谱相结合,使测量范围扩大至约20℃。相比于单一频率组分对应的谐振光谱,利用游标包络光谱实现了灵敏度约1600倍的放大。该方案利用游标效应提高温度测量灵敏度的同时,利用单一频率组分对应的谐振光谱扩大了游标光谱的温度测量范围,提高了传感器的性能和实用性。

分布式光纤温度传感信号小波去噪方法

在分布式光纤拉曼温度传感系统中,反斯托克斯光包含了温度信息,但其强度相对较弱,易受到噪声干扰。传统的信号去噪方法往往会滤除系统所具有的原始特征。针对这一问题,本文提出了改进的小波阈值方法,将3sigm准则与传统算法相结合。在该算法中,对信号进行小波分解,再对分解的各层小波系数进行阈值处理,使用3sigm值来区分有用信号和噪声,然后进行小波重构,实现信号去噪。在7 km长的多模光纤上进行温度测量实验,使用改进的算法对数据进行分析。结果表明,改进的方法处理后的温度波动平均为0.991℃,相较于传统算法得到的2.422℃,提高了1.431℃。与传统算法相比,3sigm准则算法提高了测温精度,并为阈值的选择提供了新的思路,使阈值的选择更具统计意义。

Optical fiber sensor by cascading long period fiber grating with FBG for double parameters measurement

An optical fiber sensor for strain and temperature measurement based on long period fiber grating(LPFG) cascaded with fiber Bragg grating(FBG) structure has been proposed and realized both theoretically and experimentally. Theoretical analysis shows that two microstructures with similar sensitivities cannot be used for double parameters measurement. The LPFG is micromachined by the CO_2 laser, and the FBG is micromachined by the excimer laser. For the validation and comparison, two FBGs and one LPFG are cascaded with three transmission valleys, namely FBG1 valley at 1 536.3 nm, LPFG valley at 1 551.2 nm, and FBG2 valley at 1 577.3 nm. The temperature and strain characteristics of the proposed sensor are measured at 45—70 °C and 250—500 με, respectively. The sensitivity matrix is determined by analyzing wavelength shifts and parameter response characterization of three different dips. The proposed optical fiber sensor based on LPFG cascaded with FBG structure can be efficiently used for double parameters measurement with promising application prospect and great research reference value.