Real-time human blood pressure measurement based on laser self-mixing interferometry with extreme learning machine

In this paper, we present a method based on self-mixing interferometry combing extreme learning machine for real-time human blood pressure measurement. A signal processing method based on wavelet transform is applied to extract reversion point in the self-mixing interference signal, thus the pulse wave profile is successfully reconstructed. Considering the blood pressure values are intrinsically related to characteristic parameters of the pulse wave, 80 samples from the MIMIC-II database are used to train the extreme learning machine blood pressure model. In the experiment, 15 measured samples of pulse wave signal are used as the prediction sets. The results show that the errors of systolic and diastolic blood pressure are both within 5 mm Hg compared with that by the Coriolis method.

Self-Mixing Interference Effects in LD Pumped Multi-Mode Solid-State Laser

Based on the effective structure of the self-mixing interference effects,a general model for the self-mixing interference effects in the LD pumped solid-state laser has been established for the first time.The numerical simulation of the self-mixing interference signal has been done,the results show that when the external cavity length is integral times of 1/2,1/3,2/3,1/4,3/4 of the effective cavity length,the intensity of the self-mixing interference signals reach maximum in value.While that of single mode laser is integral times of half of the effective cavity length,the measuring precision of displacement of single mode laser is λ/2.A conclusion can be drawn from the above results that the measuring precision of displacement of multi-mode laser is higher than that of single mode laser.

Laser self-mixing interference fibre sensor

Fibre sensors exhibit a number of advantages over other sensors such as high sensitivity, electric insulation, corrosion resistance, interference rejection and so on. And laser self-mixing interference can accurately detect the phase difference of feedback light. In this paper, a novel laser self-mixing interference fibre sensor that combines the advantages of fibre sensors with those of laser self-mixing interference is presented. Experimental configurations are set up to study the relationship between laser power output and phase of laser feedback light when the fibre trembles or when the fibre is stretched or pressed. The theoretical analysis of pressure sensors based on laser self-mixing interference is indicated to accord with the experimental results.

A Self-Mixing Microvibration Measurement System of a π-Phase Shifted DFB Fiber Laser

Recently, with the rapid development of precision machining, microvibration measurement is required for the manufacturing and installation of parts and components. In this paper, a self-mixing microvibration measurement system of a π-phase shifted Distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser is introduced. An all-fiberized configuration Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped DFB fiber laser was used as light source, in which an active π-phase shifted fiber Bragg grating (FBG) was wrote on Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped fiber. Using this, it can easily get a single-mode lasing with narrow linewidth. Experimental results demonstrate that the amplitude of vibration can be achieved down to λ/5 without any modulation parts while utilizing the reflecting mirror. It is in good agreement with the theoretical analysis and very helpful in proving sensitivity and stability of the measurement system. In addition, remote vibration measurement with a distance of 20 km is also realized with this system.

Simultaneous measurement of distance and speed using frequency-modulated continuous-wave self-mixing interferometry and all-phase fast Fourier transform

In this work,we propose a method using frequency-modulated continuous-wave(FMCW)self-mixing interferometry(SMI)and all-phase fast Fourier transform(APFFT)for simultaneous measurement of speed and distance.APFFT offers superior accuracy in frequency determination by mitigating issues like the fence effect and spectrum leakage,contributing to the high-accuracy measurement for speed and distance.Both simulations and experiments have demonstrated relative errors at the levels of 10^(−4) and 10^(−3) for distance and speed measurements,respectively.Furthermore,factors impacting measurement performance have been discussed.The proposed method provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution for distance and speed measurements,applicable across scientific research and various industrial domains.

Pitch Shift in Exsomatized Cochlea Observed by Laser Interferometry

Pitch is one of the most important auditory perception characteristics of sound; however, the mechanism underlying the pitch perception of sound is unclear. Although theoretical researches have suggested that perception of virtual pitch is connected with physics in cochlea of inner ear, there is no direct experimental observation of virtual pitch processing in the cochlea. By laser interferometry, we observe shift phenomena of virtual pitch in basilar membrane vibration of exsomatized cochlea, which is consistent with perceptual pitch shift observed in psychoacoustic experiments. This means that the complex mechanical vibration of basilar membrane in cochlea plays an important role in pitch information processing during hearing.

Optical System Design of Inter-Spacecraft Laser Interferometry Telescope

The fundamental measurement of space gravitational wave detection is to monitor the relative motion between pairs of freely falling test masses using heterodyne laser interferometry to a precision of 10 pm. The masses under test are millions of kilometers apart. The inter-spacecraft laser interferometry telescope deliver laser efficiently from one spacecraft to another. It is an important component of the gravitational wave detection observatory. It needs to meet the requirements of large compression ratio, high image quality and extraordinary stray light suppression ability. Based on the primary aberration theory, the method of the large compression ratio off-axis four-mirror optical system design is explored. After optimization, the system has an entrance pupil of 200 mm, compression ratio of 40 times, scientific field of view (FOV) of ±8 μrad. To facilitate suppressing the stray light and delivering the laser beam to the back-end scientific interferometers, the intermediate images and the real exit pupils are spatially available. Over the full FOV, the maximum root mean square (RMS) wavefront error is less than 0.007λ, PV value is less than 0.03λ (λ = 1064 nm). The image quality is approached to the diffraction-limit. The TTL noise caused by the wavefront error of the telescope is analyzed. The TTL noise in the image space of 300 μrad range is less than 1 × 10-10 m whose slope is lower than 0.6 μm/rad, which is under the noise budget of the laser interferometer space antenna (LISA), satisfying the requirements of space gravitational wave detection.

Ultraprecision intersatellite laser interferometry

Precision measurement tools are compulsory to reduce measurement errors or machining errors in the processes of calibration and manufacturing.The laser interferometer is one of the most important measurement tools invented in the 20th century.Today,it is commonly used in ultraprecision machining and manufacturing,ultraprecision positioning control,and many noncontact optical sensing technologies.So far,the state-of-the-art laser interferometers are the ground-based gravitational-wave detectors,e.g.the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory(LIGO).The LIGO has reached the measurement quantum limit,and some quantum technologies with squeezed light are currently being tested in order to further decompress the noise level.In this paper,we focus on the laser interferometry developed for space-based gravitational-wave detection.The basic working principle and the current status of the key technologies of intersatellite laser interferometry are introduced and discussed in detail.The launch and operation of these large-scale,gravitational-wave detectors based on space-based laser interferometry is proposed for the 2030s.

The Approach of Compensation of Air Refractive Index in Thermal Expansion Coefficients Measurement Based on Laser Feedback Interferometry

We present the thermal expansion coefficient （TEC） measurement technology of compensating for the effect of variations in the refractive index based on a Nd： YA G laser feedback system, the beam frequency is shifted by a pair of aeousto-optic modulators and then the heterodyne phase measurement technique is used. The sample measured is placed in a muffle furnace with two coaxial holes opened on the opposite furnace walls. The measurement beams hit perpendicularly and coaxially on each surface of the sample. The reference beams hit on the reference mirror and the high-refiectivity mirror, respectively. By the heterodyne configuration and computing, the influences of the vibration, distortion of the sample supporter and the effect of variations in the refractive index are measured and largely minimized. For validation, the TECs of aluminum samples are determined in the temperature range of 29-748K, confirming not only the precision within 5 × 10-7 K-1 and the accuracy within 0.4% from 298K to 448K but also the high sensitivity non-contact measurement of the lower reflectivity surface induced by the sample oxidization from 448 K to 748 K.

Measurement of the surface morphology of plasma facing components on the EAST tokamak by a laser speckle interferometry approach

The laser speckle interferometry approach provides the possibility of an in situ optical noncontacted measurement for the surface morphology of plasma facing components(PFCs),and the reconstruction image of the PFC surface morphology is computed by a numerical model based on a phase unwrapping algorithm.A remote speckle interferometry measurement at a distance of three meters for real divertor tiles retired from EAST was carried out in the laboratory to simulate a real detection condition on EAST.The preliminary surface morphology of the divertor tiles was well reproduced by the reconstructed geometric image.The feasibility and reliability of this approach for the real-time measurement of PFCs have been demonstrated.

Diagnosis of the surface morphology of laser-ablated materials using the weightedDCT approach in laser speckle interferometry for application to plasma facing materials

To implement on-line, real-time monitoring for the surface morphology of Plasma-Facing Materials(PFMs) in tokamak, we developed a Laser Speckle Interferometry measurement approach. A laser ablation method was used to simulate the erosion process during Plasma-Wall Interactions in a tokamak. In the present investigation, we evaluated the results of laser ablation morphology changes on the surface of Mo material reconstructed by four different approaches(Flood-fill, Quality-guided, Discrete Cosine Transform(DCT) and Weighted-DCT). The morphology results measured by the weighted-DCT approach are very close to the measurement results from confocal microscopy with an average error rate within 7%. It is verified that the weighted-DCT algorithm has high accuracy and can efficiently reduce the influence of noise pollution coming from laser ablation, which is used as a proxy for erosion from plasma wall interaction. Additionally, the CPU computer time has been shortened. This is of great significance for the real-time monitoring of PFMs’ morphology in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak(EAST) in the future.

The Reception Method of Laser Interferometric Measuring Signals by Three Photoelectric Cells

A new method of receiving laser interferometric measuring signals, that is, method of three photoelectric cells, is presented. The advantages and favorable conditions of the method are analyzed and discussed thoroughly. This method has been successfully applied in the high precision laser interferometer.

Comparative research and its significance of deformation measurements by technologies of laser real-time holographic interferome-try and radar differential interferometry

The principles and applications of laser real-time holographic interferometry （LRTHI） and radar differential interferometry （RDI） technologies are described in this paper, respectively. By using LRTHI, we can observe the deformation of samples under pressure in the lab and study the anomaly characteristics relating to different strain fields in different fracture-developing areas; while by using RDI, we can observe the landform and surface deformation. The results of deformation observed before and after the Ms=7.9 Mani earthquake （Tibet） and Ms=6.2 Shangyi-Zhangbei earthquake in China are obtained. It is pointed out that LRTHI and RDi are similar, which study the characteristics of anomalous deformation field by fringe variations for both of them. Therefore, the observation of deformation field in the seismogenic process, especially in the period impending an earthquake by RDI, and the comparative study in the lab by LRTHI are of great significance.

A LASER INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN CONVECTIVE THERMAL TRANSFER BOUNDARY LAYERS

By means of a double mirror interferometry a two-dimensional temperature distribution measurement in convective thermal boundary layers is presented. When the cold air flows along a hot plate model, the interferometric fringe inside the boundary layer will bend. According to the displacement of the fringe and the relation between temperature and index of refraction, a two-dimensional temperature profile is obtained. All is accomplished by optical device with the help of micro-computer without any contact with the flow field.

面向干涉包裹相位的多等级噪声抑制网络

包裹相位是激光干涉测量获取相位信息的前提,为了减小测量过程中噪声对包裹相位条纹的干扰,提高重构图像的质量,提出了一种非对称融合非局部边缘提取神经网络(Asymmetric Fusion Non-Local and Verge Extraction Neural Network,AFNVENet)。该网络在FFDNet基础上,设计了非对称融合非局部块和边缘提取模块,通过融合不同级别噪声特征及反向引导去噪过程,在有效抑制多等级噪声的同时,保留了更多的图像细节信息。选择带有乘性散斑与加性随机噪声的包裹相位数据集用于训练,通过消融实验和对比实验结果表明,AFNVENet算法对不同等级的噪声都具有更好的噪声滤除效果,当噪声标准差在[0,2.0]范围内变化时,去噪后的PSNR、SSIM和SSI均值分别达到24.88 dB,0.97和0.95。此外,通过进一步解包裹结果表明,AFNVENet去噪后的解包裹相位均方根误差均值比SCAF,NLM,KSVD和DnCNN分别减小了87%,73%,79%和36%,验证了该方法的可行性。AFNVENet方法在抑制噪声时具有较好的鲁棒性,可适用于不同干涉测量环境下多等级噪声的包裹相位信息恢复。

激光回馈精密测量技术及应用

介绍了激光回馈干涉的理论模型,阐述了激光回馈测量灵敏度高、装置结构简单、可自准直、能够对非合作目标进行精密测量的技术特点。分析了激光回馈测量相较传统干涉测量的优势,探讨了激光回馈测量技术在工业和科研领域中的应用方向,包括位移、角度、振动、绝对距离测量等,指出利用频率复用、偏振复用、(准)共路等技术可提高回馈测量的实际应用性能。最后展望了激光回馈技术的发展前景,为推动回馈技术的广泛应用提供借鉴。

基于声学-光学体制的水-空跨介质通信算法

为实现水-空跨介质上行无线通信,文中在激光干涉检测水下声信号的基础上,通过仿真计算获得了不同水深下到水平面的声信号衰减曲线,以及不同水声功率频率信号引起的水面微振动曲线;建立了水下声源特征与水表面扰动之间的定量关系;设计了跨介质通信的码元,并对多种解调方式进行了比较,分析了各个参数变化对传输过程误码率的影响,实现了声学-激光通信的调制与解调仿真。

大行程位移台干涉测距系统的误差补偿

双频激光干涉仪作为常用的精密光学非接触式测量设备,具有精度高、抗干扰能力强、灵活性好等优点。然而环境温度变化、机械振动等因素可能会影响其测量结果的准确性,并且影响程度会随着测量光程的增加而增大。针对基于双频激光干涉仪的大行程位移台测距系统,首先研究了位移台测距系统的测量原理,然后针对系统存在的各项误差进行了分析和补偿,最后,对系统进行综合误差补偿实验,短时间补偿量达到10-8 m量级,且时间越长补偿效果越好。该方法较现有的误差补偿方法更为完整,补偿量更大。

基于卡尔曼滤波的激光外差干涉位移测量误差补偿

针对激光外差干涉仪测量过程中测量镜随被测对象旋转而导致的位移测量误差,提出了一种基于卡尔曼滤波的激光外差干涉位移测量补偿方法。根据测量镜转角和测量光束光斑位置变化对应关系,利用位置敏感探测器(PSD)和位置电压信号卡尔曼滤波方法测得降噪后的光斑位置变化,从而获得更为准确的转角测量结果,最后根据转角与位移的解耦数学模型利用测得的转角进行位移补偿。为验证滤波算法和位移补偿方法的可行性和有效性,搭建激光外差干涉测量实验装置,分别进行光斑位置稳定性测量实验、角度测量验证实验和激光外差干涉位移测量补偿实验。实验结果表明:经卡尔曼滤波降噪后系统装置测得的光斑位置抖动标准差从0.52μm降至0.18μm,测量的转角与索雷博六自由度转台的转角偏差在±1.38×10^(-4°)内,对M-531.DD线性导轨200 mm量程内的位移和转角进行测量,将测得的转角进行位移补偿后,系统的位移测量结果与M-531.DD线性导轨位移的标准差从1.55μm减小到0.29μm。

面向TDI技术地面验证的激光干涉仪本底噪声分析

在空间引力波探测中,由于星间激光干涉臂不等,导致激光频率噪声不能共模消除,从而使微弱的引力波信号被激光频率噪声淹没。时间延迟干涉(TDI)技术通过将激光相位数据在时间上延迟,构成虚拟等臂干涉,从而能减小激光频率噪声对引力波信号探测的影响。为了在地面验证TDI技术能够将激光频率噪声对引力波探测的影响降低至3×10^(-7) Hz/√Hz(傅里叶频率1 mHz处),需要分析TDI地面验证系统本底噪声的主要来源。通过实验测量和计算分析,提出了面向TDI技术地面验证的激光干涉仪的重要参数设计要求,包括激光干涉臂的臂长差、激光频率稳定度、气压稳定度、激光功率稳定度以及各部件温度稳定度等。