CN214372917U - Sensing optical fiber, sensing assembly and sensor based on sensing optical fiber - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a sensing optical fiber, which comprises a fiber body, wherein the fiber body is provided with a fiber core, a first through hole and a second through hole along the axial direction of the fiber body, the first through hole and the second through hole are positioned at two sides of the fiber core, the fiber core is provided with a grid region, and a grating is engraved in the grid region; the end part of the first through hole is filled with a stopper, the stopper is in sealing fit with the first through hole, the end part of the second through hole is immersed in the liquid to be detected so that the grid region is lower than the liquid level of the liquid to be detected, and when the temperature and/or the pressure of the liquid change, the reflection characteristic of the grating of the grid region changes so as to detect a physical signal. The liquid temperature sensor has the advantages of compact structure, small volume and high sensitivity, and is suitable for detecting the pressure and the temperature of liquid in a narrow space.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of sensors, in particular to a sensing optical fiber, a sensing assembly and a sensor based on the sensing optical fiber.
Background
The sensor (english name: transducer/sensor) is a detection device, which can sense the measured information and convert the sensed information into electric signals or other information in required form according to a certain rule to output, so as to meet the requirements of information transmission, processing, storage, display, recording, control and the like.
In the medical field, taking the requirements of monitoring the temperature and the pressure in a human body cavity as an example, the current commonly used sensor can not be basically accommodated in a human body natural cavity with the diameter of 3mm, and if the working channel of the commonly used endoscopic soft lens is used, even the sensor is integrated with the existing endoscopic soft lens, the existing sensor device can not be satisfied.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a sensing optical fiber, a sensing assembly and a sensor based on the sensing optical fiber, which have the advantages of compact structure, small volume and high sensitivity and are suitable for detecting the pressure and the temperature of liquid in a narrow space.
In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides a sensing optical fiber, which comprises a fiber body, wherein a fiber core, a first through hole and a second through hole are arranged in the fiber body along the axial direction of the fiber body, the first through hole and the second through hole are positioned on two sides of the fiber core, a grid region is arranged on the fiber core, and a grating is engraved in the grid region;
the end part of the first through hole is filled with a stopper, the stopper is in sealing fit with the first through hole, the end part of the second through hole is immersed in the liquid to be detected so that the grid region is lower than the liquid level of the liquid to be detected, and when the temperature and/or the pressure of the liquid change, the reflection characteristic of the grating of the grid region changes so as to detect a physical signal.
Preferably, the first through hole is circular, oval, square or rectangular with rounded corners.
Preferably, the liquid level sensor further comprises a getter assembly connected to the sensing optical fiber to allow liquid to enter the end of the second through hole.
Preferably, the first through hole and the second through hole are symmetrically arranged with respect to the core.
The invention discloses a sensing assembly which comprises two sensing optical fibers, wherein the two sensing optical fibers are arranged in parallel, and sensing ends of the two sensing optical fibers are flush.
Preferably, the optical fiber sensor further comprises a sleeve, and the two sensing optical fibers are fixedly arranged in the sleeve.
Preferably, the optical fiber sensor further comprises a connector, and the signal reflection ends of the two sensing optical fibers are connected with the connector.
The invention discloses a sensor, based on the sensing assembly, the sensor comprises:
the light-emitting component comprises a light source and a beam splitter, and the beam splitter splits the light source into two incident light beams;
the sensing assembly is connected with the light-emitting assembly, two beams of incident light respectively enter the sensing optical fibers in the sensing assembly, and when the temperature and/or the pressure of a sensing end of each sensing optical fiber change, the grating area causes the spectral change of reflected light;
and the receiving assembly is connected with the sensing assembly and comprises two optical detectors, and the two optical detectors detect the optical parameter changes of the two beams of reflected light respectively.
Preferably, the light source is a 3ASE broadband light source.
The invention discloses a decoupling method of a sensor, which is based on the sensor and comprises the following steps:
obtaining two photodetectorsDetection signal Δ λAAnd Δ λB；
Construction of a system of linear equations of two-dimensional
Where T is the temperature of the test point, P is the pressure of the test point, gAAnd kAIs the response curve, k, of one of the sensing fibersBAnd gBIs the response curve of another sensing optical fiber;
and solving the equation set to obtain the temperature T of the test point and the pressure P of the test point.
The sensing optical fiber has the beneficial effects that:
1. when the temperature and the pressure of the liquid in the second through hole change, the grid area is deformed due to the pressure difference between the liquid and the gas, and the grid in the grid area is changed due to the temperature change, so that the reflection characteristic of the grating can be changed. Broad spectrum light is injected at the signal feedback end of the sensing optical fiber in a coupling mode, return light is detected, comprehensive data of temperature and pressure can be obtained according to the deviation of the grating region transmission spectrum, and then the relevant information of the temperature and the pressure of the liquid can be obtained.
2. The invention has compact structure, small volume and high sensitivity, and is suitable for detecting the pressure and the temperature of liquid in a narrow space.
The sensor of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
the light emitted by the light source is divided into two beams of same incident light by the beam splitter and simultaneously enters the sensing optical fiber, the pressure and temperature change of the liquid is detected by the sensing optical fiber, when the temperature and/or the pressure of the sensing end of the sensing optical fiber change, the grating area causes the spectral change of the reflected light, and the two optical detectors respectively detect the optical parameter change of the two beams of reflected light, so that the positioning detection is realized, the structure is compact, and the detection precision is high.
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FIG. 1 is a first schematic structural diagram of a sensing fiber according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a sensing fiber, wherein (a) (b) (c) are sensing fibers with different shapes of through holes;
FIG. 3 is a first schematic cross-sectional view of a sensing fiber;
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a second sensing fiber, in which the second through hole is filled with liquid;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a sensing assembly;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical fiber coupling lens assembly;
fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the composition of the sensor.
The reference numbers in the figures illustrate: 10. a sensing optical fiber; 11. a sensing end; 12. a signal feedback terminal; 21. a fiber core; 22. A first through hole; 23. a second through hole; 24. a gate region; 30. a sleeve; 31. a joint; 40. a fiber coupler; 50. a stopper.
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The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the following figures and specific examples so that those skilled in the art may better understand the present invention and practice it, but the examples are not intended to limit the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present invention discloses a sensing optical fiber 10, which includes a fiber body, wherein the fiber body is provided with a fiber core 21, a first through hole 22 and a second through hole 23 along an axial direction of the fiber body, the first through hole 22 and the second through hole 23 are located at two sides of the fiber core 21, the fiber core 21 is provided with a gate region 24, and a grating is engraved on the gate region 24. The end of the first through hole 22 is filled with a stopper 50, the stopper is in sealing fit with the first through hole, the end of the second through hole 23 is immersed in the liquid to be measured so that the grating region 24 is lower than the liquid level of the liquid to be measured, and when the temperature and/or pressure of the liquid changes, the reflection characteristic of the grating region 24 changes to detect the physical signal. The stopper 50 may be a miniature rubber plug.
In the present invention, the working principle of the sensing fiber 10 is as follows: when the temperature and pressure of the liquid in the second through hole 23 change, the grating region 24 is deformed by the pressure difference between the liquid and the gas, and the grating of the grating region 24 changes due to the temperature change, so that the reflection characteristic of the grating can be changed.
Broad spectrum light is injected at the signal feedback end 12 of the sensing optical fiber 10 in a coupling mode, return light is detected, comprehensive data of temperature and pressure can be obtained according to the deviation of the transmission spectrum of the grid region 24, two sensors with different temperature and pressure responses can be used in practice, collected data are subjected to decoupling processing, and independent temperature and pressure values of a detection position are obtained.
The sensing fiber 10 may be fabricated on a solid fiber with a periodic index profile formed in the fiber core 21 by sensitization, uv writing, or other means.
In the present invention, the first through-hole 22 is closed at its end by the stopper 50, thereby preventing liquid from entering the first through-hole 22.
As shown in fig. 2, the first through hole 22 and the second through hole 23 are symmetrically arranged with respect to the core 21. The shape and size of the first through hole 22 and the second through hole 23 can be designed and adjusted according to the test range and sensitivity requirement of the grating, including but not limited to circular, oval, rectangular with rounded corners, etc.
The length of the sensing fiber 10 is determined according to the required length of the sensor. And one end of the sensing fiber 10 is a sensing end 11, and the other end is a signal feedback end 12. The sensor end is structured by writing a grating region 24 on the fiber core 21 at a distance d from the tip of the fiber body. The distance d and the length l of the gate 24 are designed and determined according to the requirements of use.
The invention also includes a getter assembly that is connected to the sensing fiber to allow liquid to enter the end of the second through hole 23. In use, the sensor end will be placed inside a body cavity or other type of fluid container and some of the fluid will enter the second through hole 23 and reach and cover the entire gate 24. When the second through hole 23 is too small in size and cannot reach or cover the gate 24, the signal feedback end 12 can be pretreated by using negative pressure (suction mode), so that the second through hole generates negative pressure to ensure the liquid to cover the gate 24.
Referring to fig. 5, the present invention discloses a sensing assembly, which includes two sensing optical fibers 10, wherein the two sensing optical fibers 10 are arranged in parallel, and sensing ends 11 of the two sensing optical fibers 10 are flush. The invention also comprises a sleeve and a joint 31, wherein the two sensing optical fibers 10 are fixedly arranged in the sleeve. The signal reflection ends of the two sensing fibers 10 are connected with the connector 31. The sleeve 30 may be a plastic sleeve 30.
Wherein, the two sensing optical fibers 10 play a role in temperature and pressure testing, and the plastic sleeve 30 fixes the two sensing optical fibers 10 into a cable which can be fixed with each other by gluing or thermoplastic method; the joint 31 is fixed on the sleeve 30 by gluing or mechanical fixing; an E2000 type optical fiber plug flange is arranged in the joint 31, and the signal feedback ends 12 of the two sensing optical fibers 10 are fixed in position and guaranteed in precision by adopting a gluing and grinding mode.
Referring to fig. 6-7, the invention discloses a sensor, based on the above sensing assembly, the sensor comprises a light emitting assembly, a sensing assembly and a receiving assembly.
The light emitting assembly includes a light source and a beam splitter that splits the light source into two incident light rays. The two incident optical fibers have the same power.
The sensing assembly is connected with the light emitting assembly, two beams of incident light respectively enter the sensing optical fiber 10 in the sensing assembly, and when the temperature and/or the pressure of the sensing end 11 of the sensing optical fiber 10 change, the grid region 24 causes the spectrum change of the reflected light.
The receiving assembly is connected with the sensing assembly and comprises two optical detectors, and the two optical detectors detect the optical parameter changes of the two beams of reflected light respectively.
Wherein, the light source can be ASE broadband light source. The light detector may be a spectrometer.
In another embodiment, the invention consists of 5 main components, namely a sensing component, a fiber coupler group, a 3ASE broadband light source, a spectrometer and a data analysis and display device.
The optical fiber coupler group completes the functions of light source input and power distribution and feedback light power distribution. It consists of 3 splitting ratios 50: the single mode fiber coupler 40 of 50 constitutes, accomplishes the fiber fusion according to the mode of fig. 6 to form 3 types and totally 5 ports, be light source link, sensor link, spectrum appearance link respectively, wherein light source link, spectrum appearance link adopt with light source and spectrum appearance matched's fiber terminal, for example the FC head, sensor link adopts E2000 fiber splice 31. In order to achieve the purpose of convenient use, the 2 optical fiber coupler groups can be integrally packaged in a unified shell, and an interface is reserved.
The ASE wide spectrum light source provides basic light source, the span can be selected from 400nm to 1600nm, and the type is selected according to the reflection spectrum of the grating. The type of the adaptive FC head or the type of the FC head fiber coupling output is selected, and when the light source output is an FC head fiber terminal, the adaptive flange needs to be used.
The spectrometer is selected to be adaptive to the type of the FC head, the detection wavelength of the FC head needs to cover the moving range of the grating reflection peak, and usually, a spectrum section containing a 3ASE wide-spectrum light source spectrum can be selected. Two spectrometers are required because of the need to test the feedback data of the two sensors.
The data analysis and display equipment is connected with the data output end of the spectrometer, and the following basic functions are realized through software: the wavelength value of the grating reflection peak can be obtained, and the temperature and pressure parameters of the sensor end can be decoupled and finally obtained. In the system, the sensing assembly and the optical fiber coupler group are connected with the flange through two E2000 optical fiber connectors 31. The fiber coupler group and the 3ASE broadband light source are connected through an FC fiber joint 31. The fiber coupler group and the spectrometer are connected through an FC fiber connector 31. The spectrometer and the data analysis and display device are connected through a spectrometer data line.
The invention also discloses a decoupling method of the sensor, which is based on the sensor and comprises the following steps:
obtaining detection signals Delta lambda of two optical detectorsAAnd Δ λB；
Construction of a system of linear equations of two-dimensional
Where T is the temperature of the test point, P is the pressure of the test point, gAAnd kAIs the response curve, k, of one of the sensing fibersBAnd gBIs the response curve of another sensing optical fiber; for the response curves, simple functions relating to temperature or pressure, or by calibration, are given in the form of data tables. The response curve can be obtained by measuring the liquid with known temperature and pressure for multiple times and acquiring multiple sets of dataAnd (6) calculating to obtain.
And solving the equation set to obtain the temperature T of the test point and the pressure P of the test point.
Specifically, the following specifications of the sensing fiber may be used. The optical fiber specification is 6um of fibre core diameter, 125um of cladding diameter, and two oval through-holes of fibre core bilateral symmetry distribution, oval minor axis length 40um, major axis length 80um, and oval is 10um from the limit distance of fibre core.
The first through hole is blocked by a blocking piece, the blocking length is 1-2mm, the grid region is 5mm away from the top end of the optical fiber, the length of the grid region is 10mm, the grid region has high reflectivity for a 1064nm wave band, and when the first through hole is influenced by temperature and pressure, the reflection wave band can deviate.
The ASE light source of 900nm-1600nm is used as the detection light source, and the total power is not more than 100 mW.
The spectrograph adopts two ocean optics 900nm-1600nm spectrometers for respectively detecting feedback spectrum signals of the A end and the B end, directly transmitting data to a driving computer and completing parameter sampling. And obtaining the wavelength point with the highest intensity for calculation, and combining a formula or a built-in table to finish decoupling the temperature and the pressure of the environment to be measured.
The optical fiber sensor is applied to monitoring the temperature and the pressure in the urethra of a human body.
The above-mentioned embodiments are merely preferred embodiments for fully illustrating the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. The equivalent substitution or change made by the technical personnel in the technical field on the basis of the invention is all within the protection scope of the invention. The protection scope of the invention is subject to the claims.
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1. The sensing optical fiber is characterized by comprising a fiber body, wherein the fiber body is provided with a fiber core, a first through hole and a second through hole along the axial direction of the fiber body, the first through hole and the second through hole are positioned on two sides of the fiber core, the fiber core is provided with a grid region, and a grating is engraved in the grid region;
the end part of the first through hole is filled with a stopper, the stopper is in sealing fit with the first through hole, the end part of the second through hole is immersed in the liquid to be detected so that the grid region is lower than the liquid level of the liquid to be detected, and when the temperature and/or the pressure of the liquid change, the reflection characteristic of the grating of the grid region changes so as to detect a physical signal.
2. The sensing fiber of claim 1, wherein the first via is circular, elliptical, square, or rounded rectangular.
3. The sensing fiber of claim 1, further comprising a getter assembly coupled to the sensing fiber to allow liquid to enter an end of the second through hole.
4. The sensing fiber of claim 1, wherein the first and second vias are symmetrically disposed with respect to the core.
5. A sensing assembly comprising two sensing fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the two sensing fibers are arranged in parallel and the sensing ends of the two sensing fibers are flush.
6. The sensing assembly of claim 5, further comprising a sleeve, wherein the two sensing fibers are fixedly disposed within the sleeve.
7. The sensing assembly of claim 5, further comprising a connector to which the signal reflecting ends of both of the sensing fibers are connected.
8. A sensor based on the sensing assembly of any one of claims 5-7, wherein the sensor comprises:
the light-emitting component comprises a light source and a beam splitter, and the beam splitter splits the light source into two incident light beams;
the sensing assembly is connected with the light-emitting assembly, two beams of incident light respectively enter the sensing optical fibers in the sensing assembly, and when the temperature and/or the pressure of a sensing end of each sensing optical fiber change, the grating area causes the spectral change of reflected light;
and the receiving assembly is connected with the sensing assembly and comprises two optical detectors, and the two optical detectors detect the optical parameter changes of the two beams of reflected light respectively.
9. The sensor of claim 8, wherein the light source is a 3ASE broadband light source.
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