KR101516173B1 - Non-contacting displacement sensor using bi-directional modulation of mach-zehnder electro-optical modulator - Google Patents
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BACKGROUND OF THE
Displacement sensors are used not only for precise measurement of micro dimensions such as the height, width, or thickness of an object, but also for monitoring and controlling the state of a high speed machining machine. These displacement sensors are of the contact type and non-contact type.
The non-contact displacement sensor includes a magnetoresistance method, an electromagnetic wave method, and an ultrasonic method, and there is a method using a laser.
The non-contact displacement sensor of the conventional magneto-resistive type has a magnetic distortion effect (Korean Patent Registration No. 1010171200000), which generates ultrasonic waves due to magnetic distortion by applying a current pulse and generating a magnetic field, This method has the disadvantage that the error is largely generated in the environment where the electromagnetic field is generated.
In addition, the electromagnetic wave system and the ultrasonic wave system output electromagnetic waves or ultrasonic waves to the object to be measured and measure the reflected signals, which causes an error in an environment where electromagnetic waves are generated.
A non-contact displacement sensor using a bidirectional modulation of a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator that measures a displacement of a measured object in a non-contact manner using a bidirectional modulation of a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator.
A non-contact displacement sensor using bidirectional modulation of a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light source for outputting laser light; A circulator connected to the light source and outputting light inputted thereto through another path; An optical modulator for RF modulating the input light and outputting the modulated light; a modulator for converting the modulated light input from the light modulator into a large area and outputting the modulated light to a subject; receiving light reflected from the subject; A collimator provided on the part; An optical / electrical conversion section for receiving the modulated light input from the optical modulation section and converting the optical signal into an electrical signal; And an analyzer for applying an RF signal to the optical modulator and analyzing a spectrum of an electrical signal input from the optical / electrical converter, wherein the optical modulator performs forward-RF modulation on light input from the circulator, And the displacement of the measured object can be measured using the time difference between the forward RF modulated light and the backward RF modulated light by reverse-modulating the light input from the collimator.
The displacement (d) of the measured object is
(Where c is the speed of light in free space, and Δτ (d) is the time delay of the change when it occurs by d).The non-contact displacement sensor using the bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator may include at least one non-contact displacement sensor provided between the circulator and the optical modulator, or between the optical modulator and the collimator or between the circulator and the optical / And may further include a polarization controller.
The non-contact displacement sensor using bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator may further include an amplification unit for amplifying the modulated electrical signal between the optical / electrical conversion unit and the analysis unit.
The analyzer may include a RF oscillator for generating the RF signal and a spectrum analyzer for analyzing the spectrum of the photoelectric signal.
The analyzer may sweep the RF signal to a frequency of several KHz to 500 MHz and supply the RF signal to the optical modulator.
The non-contact displacement sensor using the bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator according to the embodiment of the present invention can accurately measure the dimensions of micro-units such as the height, width, or thickness of an object and can monitor or control the state of the machine moving at high speed Can be used. Further, since the non-contact displacement sensor of the present invention uses light, it is possible to measure the displacement of the measured object without error in an environment where electromagnetic waves are generated due to strong electromagnetic waves and external environment.
The non-contact displacement sensor using the bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator according to the present invention adjusts the length of the optical fiber between the optical modulator and the measured object, the number of samplings of the analyzer, and the power of the light output from the light source, Measuring range or resolution can be adjusted.
1 is a block diagram showing a noncontact optical fiber sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a bidirectional modulation equivalent model of the optical modulation unit shown in Fig.
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are waveform diagrams showing transfer functions calculated according to the displacement of the object to be measured in the optical fiber sensor shown in FIG. 1;
5 is a graph showing FSR and passage time according to displacement of a measured object.
Hereinafter, the description of the present invention with reference to the drawings is not limited to a specific embodiment, and various transformations can be applied and various embodiments can be made. It is to be understood that the following description covers all changes, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
In the following description, the terms first, second, and the like are used to describe various components and are not limited to their own meaning, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component.
Like reference numerals used throughout the specification denote like elements.
As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms " comprising, "" comprising, "or" having ", and the like are intended to designate the presence of stated features, integers, And should not be construed to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 attached herewith.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a noncontact optical fiber sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an equivalent model of the optical modulator shown in FIG.
1 and 2, the noncontact optical fiber sensor according to the present invention includes a
Specifically, the
The
The
As shown in FIG. 2, the
The
Although not shown in FIG. 1, a horizontal holding means for maintaining the horizontal position of the
The
The optical /
The
The
The spectrum analyzer of the
The
The non-contact displacement sensor including the above-described components uses the time difference of the forward and backward modulated signals. For example, the time until it is forward-modulated and then back-modulated is shown in equation (1).
Here, τ fiber is the time taken for the optical fiber between the
Equation (2) is a formula for calculating the time delay ?? (d) when the measured object is displaced by d at the reference position. From Equation (2), it can be seen that the time delay due to the displacement of the measured object linearly changes from the reference position to the displacement.
Therefore, if the time delay can be measured from Equation (1), the displacement (d) of the measured object can be obtained from Equation (2).
Further, the light modulated in the forward direction by the RF signal f (t) through the bidirectional modulation equivalent model of the optical modulator of Fig. 2 is back-modulated by the RF signal f (t-tau) do. Therefore, the output optical power P out (t) can be calculated as shown in Equation (3).
Where P in is the input optical power input to the
Here, A 0 = mRG m P in T D / 4, R is the response of the photodiode (light / redirecting portion), and G m is the gain of the
Therefore, the FSR is measured using Equation (5), and the time difference between the forward and backward modulation is obtained from the FSR. From the obtained time difference, the measured body displacement d can be obtained using Equations (1) and (2).
3 to 5 are waveform diagrams showing the results of simulating the performance of the noncontact optical fiber displacement sensor according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4, assuming that L fiber is 1.5 m and D 0 is 84 mm in consideration of the actual measurement environment, d is assumed to be 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 mm is the waveform of the transfer function H (f).
In FIG. 5, it can be seen that the FSR decreases as the displacement (d) increases. In addition, the smaller the value of L fiber, the larger the change can be measured.
The FSR and the passing time of Equation (1) are obtained from the transfer function according to the five displacements of Fig. 3 and are shown in Fig. 5, the slope between the displacement of the measured object and the time delay is 6.6 ps / mm. If the length of the optical fiber between the
The noncontact displacement sensor according to the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a case where a
The non-contact displacement sensor using bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator described above can measure precise dimensions in micro units such as the height, width, or thickness of an object, and can be used to monitor or control the state of a machine moving at high speed . Further, since the non-contact displacement sensor of the present invention uses light, it is possible to measure the displacement of the measured object without error in an environment where electromagnetic waves are generated due to strong electromagnetic waves and external environment.
The non-contact displacement sensor using the bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator according to the present invention adjusts the length of the optical fiber between the optical modulator and the measured object, the number of samplings of the analyzer, and the power of the light output from the light source, Measuring range or resolution can be adjusted.
100: Light source
200: circulator
300: optical modulation unit
350: Bias
400: collimator
500: light /
600: Analytical Department
710 to 730: First to third polarization controllers
900: amplification unit
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A circulator connected to the light source and outputting light inputted thereto through another path;
An optical modulator for RF-modulating the input light and outputting the modulated light;
A collimator for converting the modulated light input from the light modulator into a large area and outputting the modulated light to a subject, and receiving the light reflected from the subject and providing the light to the light modulator;
An optical / electrical conversion section for receiving the modulated light input from the optical modulation section and converting the optical signal into an electrical signal; And
And an analyzer for applying an RF signal to the optical modulator and analyzing a spectrum of an electrical signal input from the optical /
The optical modulator performs a forward RF modulation on the light input from the circulator and outputs the modulated light to the collimator. The light modulator modulates the light input from the collimator in the reverse direction by using the time difference between the forward-RF modulated light and the reverse- And a displacement of the object to be measured is measured. The non-contact displacement sensor using bidirectional modulation of a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator.
The displacement (d) of the measured object is
(Where c is the speed of light in free space, and Δτ (d) is the time delay of the change when it occurs by d)
And a non-contact displacement sensor using bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator.
A bidirectional modulation of a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator further comprising at least one polarization controller provided between the circulator and the optical modulator or between the optical modulator and the collimator or between the circulator and the optical / Non - contact displacement sensor.
Further comprising an amplifier for amplifying an electric signal photoelectrically converted between the optical / electrical conversion section and the analyzing section, using a bi-directional modulation of the Mach-Zender optical modulator.
Wherein the analyzing unit includes a RF oscillating unit for oscillating the RF signal and a spectrum analyzer for analyzing a spectrum of an electric signal input from the optical / electrical converting unit, the non-contact displacement sensor using bidirectional modulation of a Mach-Zender optical modulator.
Wherein the analyzing unit swings the RF signal in the band of 200 MHz to 2 GHz and supplies the swing signal to the optical modulator. The non-contact displacement sensor using the bidirectional modulation of the Mach-Zender optical modulator.
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