A Fiber Optic Sensor for 2,4-dichlorophenol Analysis based on Optical Composite Oxygen-sensitive Film

A novel fiber optic sensor based on optical composite oxygen-sensitive film was developed for determination of 2,4-dichlorophenol(DCP).The optical composite oxygen-sensitive film consists of tris(2,2’-bipyridyl)dichloro ruthenium(II)hexahydrate(Ru(bpy)3Cl2)as the fluorescence indicator and iron(III)tetrasulfophthalocyanine(Fe(III)PcTs)as bionic enzyme.A lock-in amplifier was used for detecting the lifetime of the composite oxygen-sensitive film by measuring the phase delay of the sensor head.The different variables affecting the sensor performance were evaluated and optimized.Under the optimal conditions(i e,pH 6.0,25℃,Fe(III)PcTs concentration of 5.0×10^-5 mol/L),the linear detection range,detection limit and response time of the fiber optic sensor are 3.0×10^-7-9.0×10^-5 mol/L,4.8×10^-8 mol/L(S/N=3),and 220 s,respectively.The sensor displays high selectivity,good repeatability and stability,which have good potentials in analyzing DCP concentration in practical water samples.

Combined optical fiber interferometric sensors for the detection of acoustic emission

A type of combined optical fiber interferometric acoustic emission sensor is proposed. The sensor can be independent on the laser source and make light interference by matching the lengths of two arms,so it can be used to monitor the health of large structure. Theoretical analyses indicate that the system can be equivalent to the Michelson interferometer with two optical fiber loop reflectors,and its sensitivity has been remarkably increased because of the decrease of the losses of light energy. PZT is powered by DC regulator to control the operating point of the system,so the system can accurately detect feeble vibration which is generated by ultrasonic waves propagating on the surface of solid. The amplitude and the frequency of feeble vibration signal are obtained by detecting the output light intensity of interferometer and using Fourier transform technique. The results indicate that the system can be used to detect the acoustic emission signals by the frequency characteristics.

Optical Fiber Displacement Sensor with Ultra-high Resolution

A low fineness fiber optic Fabry-Perot interferometric displacement sensor has been developed and tested.A 0.005 nm displacement resolution is obtained by using He-Ne laser with a high performance ,photodetectors with low noise ,low drift operational amplifiers,6-pole Butterworth filters and perfect digital signal processing circuits.

Advances in phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry

Phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry(Φ-OTDR)has attracted numerous attention due to its superior performance in detecting the weak perturbations along the fiber.Relying on the ultra-sensitivity of light phase to the tiny deformation of optical fiber,Φ-OTDR has been treated as a powerful technique with a wide range of applications.It is fundamental to extract the phase of scattering light wave accurately and the methods include coherent detection,I/Q demodulation,3 by 3 coupler,dual probe pulses,and so on.Meanwhile,researchers have also made great efforts to improve the performance ofΦ-OTDR.The frequency response range,the measurement accuracy,the sensing distance,the spatial resolution,and the accuracy of event discrimination,all have been enhanced by various techniques.Furthermore,lots of researches on the applications in various kinds of fields have been carried out,where certain modifications and techniques have been developed.Therefore,Φ-OTDR remains as a booming technique in both researches and applications.

A Fiber Optic Sensor for Determination of 2,4-dichlorophenol based on Iron(Ⅱ) Phthalocyanine Catalysis

A new fi ber optic sensor based on the oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol（DCP） catalyzed by iron（II） phthalocyanine（Fe（II）Pc） was developed for the determination of DCP. The optical oxygen sensing fi lm containing fl uorescence indicator Ru（bpy）3Cl2 was used to detect the consumption of oxygen in solution. Moreover, a lock-in amplifier was used to determine the lifetime of the sensor head by detecting its phase delay change. The results reveal that the sensor has a linear detection range of 1.0×10^-6- 9.0×10^-5 mol/L and a response time of 5 min. The sensor also has high selectivity, good repeatability and stability. It can be used effectively to determine DCP concentration in real samples.

Absolute Measurement Fiber-optic Sensors inLarge Structural Monitoring

The security of civil engineering is an important task due to the economic, social and environmental significance. Compared with conventional sensors, the optical fiber sensors have their unique characteristics.Being durable, stable and insensitive to external perturbations,they are particular interesting for the long-term monitoring of civil structures.Focus is on absolute measurement optical fiber sensors, which are emerging from the monitoring large structural, including SOFO system, F-P optical fiber sensors, and fiber Bragg grating sensors. The principle, characteristic and application of these three kinds of optical fiber sensors are described together with their future prospects.

Ultrasonic sensitivity-improved fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer using a beam collimator and its application for ultrasonic imaging of seismic physical models

An ultrasonic sensitivity-improved fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer （FPI） is proposed and employed for ultra- sonic imaging of seismic physical models （SPMs）. The FPI comprises a flexible ultra-thin gold film and the end face of a graded-index multimode fiber （MMF）, both of which are enclosed in a ceramic tube. The MMF in a specified length can collimate the diverged light beam and compensate for the light loss inside the air cavity, leading to an increased spectral fringe visibility and thus a steeper spectral slope. By using the spectral sideband filtering technique, the collimated FP1 shows an improved ultrasonic response. Moreover, two-dimensional images of two SPMs are achieved in air by recon- structing the pulse-echo signals through using the time-of-flight approach. The proposed sensor with easy fabrication and compact size can be a good candidate for high-sensitivity and high-precision nondestructive testing of SPMs.

Strain measurement of fiber optic sensor surface bonding on host material

Fiber optic sensor has been widely used as a structural health monitoring device by either embedding into or surface bonding onto the structures. The strain of optic fiber induced by the host material is strongly dependent on the bonding characteristics which include the protective coating, adhesive layer and the length of bonding. The strains between the fiber optics and host structure are not exact the same. The existence of the protective coating and adhesive layer would affect the strain measured by the surface bonding optic sensor. The analytical expression of the strain in the optic fiber induced by the host material was presented. The results were validated by the finite element method. The theoretical predictions reveal that the strain in the optical fiber is lower than the strain of host material. Parametric study shows that a long bonding length and high modulus of protective coating would increase the percentage of strain transferring into the optical fiber. Experiments were conducted by using Mach-Zehnder interferometer to measure the strain of the surface bonding optic fiber induced by the host structure. Good agreements were observed in comparison with the experimental results and theoretical predictions.

Strain measurement using frequency modulation fiber optic interferometer

The method for measuring the strain of an object using an optical fiber and a frequency modulation(FM) coupled cavity semiconductor laser is proposed.This method uses the coherent FM heterodyne principle of the Michelson interferometer and can avoid the π/2 nonreciprocal phase bias and phase shifting problem existing in general fiber optic interferential sensors, the maximum detection range is limited by the coherent length of the semiconductor laser and its relative factor.

Reflective Ladder Topology Network Based on White Light Fiber-Optic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

In order to improve the multiplexing capability of the optical sensors based on the lower interferential optic fiber sensing technology and the white light fiber-optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer,reflective ladder topology network ( RLT) with tailored formula was proposed. The topology network consists of 6 rungs sensing elements linked by 5 couplers. Two cases with different choices of couplers were contrasted: one is equal coupling ratio,and the other is tailored coupling ratio. Through the simulation of these two cases,the detailed multiplexing capability was analyzed,and accordingly the experiments were also carried out. The simulation results showed that,the tailored formula enhances the multiplexing capability of the structure. In the first case, the maximum number of sensors which can be multiplexed is 8,and in the other case is 12 fiber optic sensors. The experimental results have a good agreement with numerical simulation results. Thus,it is considered expedient to incorporate RLT into large-scale building,grounds,bridges,dams,tunnels,highways and perimeter security.

Temperature-insensitive refractive index sensor based on an optical fiber extrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer processed by a femtosecond laser

An optical fiber extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer （EFPI） is designed and fabricated for refractive index （RI） sensing. To test the RI of liquid, the following two different methods are adopted： the wavelength tracking method and the Fourier-transform white-light interferometry （FTWLI）. The sensitivities of sensors with cavity lengths of 288.1 and 358.5 μm are 702.312 nm/RIU and 396.362 μm/RIU, respectively, by the two methods. Our work provides a new kind of RI sensor with the advantages of high sensitivity, mechanical robustness, and low cross sensitivity to temperature. Also, we provide a new method to deal with gold film with a femtosecond laser.

Interferometer Based on a D-shape Chaotic Optical Fiber for Measurement of Multiparameters

An interferometer based on a D-shape chaotic optical tiber tor measurement ot multiparameters was proposed. The sensing structure relied on a D-shape fiber section spliced in between two singlemode fibers and interrogated in transmission. The optical spectrum was composed by multiple interference loss peaks, which were sensitive to the refractive index, temperature and strain-maximum sensitivities of 95.2 nm/RIU, 10.5 pm/℃ and -3.51 pm/με, respectively, could be achieved.

Demonstration of a 4-Sensor Folded Sangac Sensor Array with Active Phase Biasing Scheme

A 4-sensor folded Sagnac sensor array with an active phase biasing scheme is presented. The overlapping of the signal and noise pulse is avoided through a time division multiplexing scheme and the noise pulses is eliminated almost completely. The scheme can address 16 sensors when the repeat frequency of input pulse is at 68.3 kHz. The alternative phase bias technique is demonstrated, which can provide sensors with stable phase bias. The future benefit of this technique is that the 1/f noise in the circuit can be suppressed.

光纤激光传感器结构发展综述

光纤激光传感技术是光纤传感技术中的重要组成部分。首先介绍了光纤激光传感技术的原理,然后分析了基于单一结构和双结构的10种光纤激光传感器的原理和特性,并对比了2种传感结构的应用情况和温度灵敏度,最后从解调方式、多参量测量以及提升检测范围等3个方面对光纤激光传感技术进行了总结和展望。

Measurement of creep of optical fiber by a low coherent white light double interferometer system

The creep properties of optical fiber used in fiber optical sensors were studied in this paper. A low co- herent white light double interferometer system was designed and calibrated and the creep deforma- tions of optical fibers under static and cyclic loadings were measured with this device. The research results showed that polymer coated optical fibers crept at the beginning when they were under static or cyclic load. As the number of the cyclic loading or the static loading times increased the creep tended to stop. Thus to ensure that the optical fiber keeps pre-stress for long time in pressure transducer, it is recommended that the optical fiber should be tensioned cyclically before being fixed into the sensor device.

基于Sagnac干涉计谐波游标效应的光纤温度传感器

提出一种基于双萨格奈克(Sagnac)干涉计谐波游标效应的光纤温度传感器,在该传感器中,传感干涉计中熊猫光纤的长度约为参考干涉计中熊猫光纤的整数倍。理论分析与实验结果表明,当游标放大倍率相同时,基于谐波游标效应和基于普通光学游标效应的双Sagnac干涉计具有相同的温度灵敏度,但谐波游标效应对应的熊猫光纤长度失谐量明显大于普通光学游标效应,且阶数越高对应的失谐量越大。由于失谐量越大,游标放大倍率越容易控制和实现,因此,从制备角度上讲,谐波游标效应明显优于普通光学游标效应。该研究可为后续光学游标效应的研究提供重要参考。

用于可移动量子重力仪的光纤拉曼激光源研究

基于两个窄线宽光纤激光器和自制的锁相控制系统,研制了一个低相位噪声窄线宽拉曼光纤激光源,建立了拉曼光纤激光系统的相位噪声模型,研究了拍频光功率、不同频率参考源对拉曼激光相位噪声的影响。实验结果表明,该拉曼光纤激光源在10 Hz~1 MHz范围内相位噪声功率谱密度可达到^(-11)8 dBc/√Hz,相应的相位噪声为22.7 mrad,将其应用到重力仪中获得的重力测量灵敏度为10.93μGal/√Hz。对拉曼激光源进行连续3 h的相位噪声稳定性测试和连续25 min的频率稳定性测试,得到的相位噪声标准差为0.734 mrad,相应的重力灵敏度标准差仅为0.349μGal/√Hz。当积分时间为1 s时,相位锁定时频率稳定度为2.675×10^(-11),验证了该激光源具有低相位噪声和高稳定性。利用相位噪声模型得到的理论结果与实验结果一致,证实了理论模型的正确性。

Optical bistability in tunable fiber laser using fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer

In this letter, a novel mechanism of hybrid optical bistability is proposed by using nonlinear mechanism in the frequency domain. This device is based on electro-optical feedback through the fiber Bragg grating on piezoelectric transducer (PZT) to tune continuous wave (CW) fiber laser. The optical bistable characteristics for two manners of separately alternating input power and bias voltage are discussed. The smallest wavelength shift of the order of 0.001 nm needed to realize a switching process in this optical bistability device is estimated. The potential applications of this device in the optical fiber sensor technique are also discussed.

一阶光学游标效应的全光纤温度传感器

本文提出并制备了一种基于法布里-珀罗干涉计(FPI)和迈克尔逊干涉计(MI)并联的全光纤温度传感器,该传感器由单模光纤依次错位熔接一段悬浮芯光纤和一段单模光纤而成,熔接和切割形成的反射面构成了FPI干涉计和MI干涉计,且MI干涉计的光程约为FPI干涉计光程的2倍(略大于2倍),从而,两干涉计产生了一阶谐波游标效应。实验结果表明,该传感器干涉谱中出现了具有明显一阶谐波游标效应特征的双包络,且随着温度的升高,干涉谱双包络逐渐红移,红移量远大于单个MI干涉计;在20℃~120℃的温度范围内,该传感器的温度灵敏度为208 pm/℃,约为单个MI干涉计的20.8倍,约为单个FPI干涉计的245倍;升降温实验以及同一温度多次测量实验均表明,该传感器具有良好的重复性和稳定性。该传感器在同一根光纤内实现了FPI和MI并联,其传感头总长度仅约为584.4μm,且为全光纤尖端结构,因此,特别适合于小空间环境高温检测。

光纤法珀传感器的改进型相位生成载波法解调

为解决相位生成载波-反正切解调算法(PGC-Atan)的非线性失真问题,搭建了基于改进型PGC-Atan算法的非本征型法珀传感器(EFPI)解调系统。首先,理论分析了载波相位调制深度(C)偏离最优值、伴生调幅、载波相位延迟等非线性因素对经典PGC-Atan算法中参与反正切运算的正弦与余弦两路信号的影响。然后,针对外调制或伴生调幅较小的情况,提出了一种基于系数补偿的改进型PGC-Atan算法(PGC-CC-Atan)。该算法通过构造与C值和载波相位延迟有关的系数,消除反正切运算中的非线性参数。针对内调制情况,提出了一种基于椭圆拟合的改进型PGC-Atan算法(PGCEF-Atan)。该算法通过基于分块矩阵的最小二乘法拟合椭圆并提取3个椭圆参数,进而将受非线性因素影响的正弦与余弦两路信号校正为正交信号。最后,通过仿真验证了改进型算法的正确性,并采用高调制特性的垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)和常规腔长的EFPI等搭建PGC解调系统,对比经典PGC-Atan算法与两种改进型算法的解调性能,证实了改进型算法非线性失真抑制的有效性。实验结果表明:一定C值范围内,两种改进型算法可在非线性因素影响下有效解调。PGC-EF-Atan算法相较于PGC-CC-Atan算法,解调信纳比提升了11.602 dB,总谐波失真降低了10.951%。两种改进型算法中,PGC-EF-Atan算法对非线性失真的抑制效果更好,且解调线性度良好,准确度高。