WO2023098296A1 - Apparatus for locking frequency modulation bandwidth of frequency-modulated continuous wave laser, and laser radar device - Google Patents

Apparatus for locking frequency modulation bandwidth of frequency-modulated continuous wave laser, and laser radar device Download PDF

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WO2023098296A1
WO2023098296A1 PCT/CN2022/124399 CN2022124399W WO2023098296A1 WO 2023098296 A1 WO2023098296 A1 WO 2023098296A1 CN 2022124399 W CN2022124399 W CN 2022124399W WO 2023098296 A1 WO2023098296 A1 WO 2023098296A1
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  • the application belongs to the technical field of laser radar, and in particular relates to a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device and laser radar equipment.
  • Frequency-modulated continuous wave laser ranging can realize high-precision ranging measurement, and it has very good prospects in lidar ranging and speed measurement.
  • the precision and accuracy of frequency modulation continuous wave laser ranging depends on the frequency modulation bandwidth, and the frequency modulation bandwidth depends on the amplitude and frequency of the modulation signal, that is, the driving current of the laser.
  • the bandwidth is only related to the amplitude of the modulation signal Correlation, the accuracy and stability of the driving current amplitude determine the accuracy and stability of the final ranging.
  • the amplitude of the driving current will be different, which leads to different modulation bandwidths for each device, but it cannot be adjusted accurately.
  • different batches of lasers or different manufacturers There will also be differences between different lasers, resulting in different bandwidths for the same drive current amplitude.
  • the purpose of this application is to provide a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device, which aims to realize adaptive adjustment of the amplitude of the driving current of the laser, thereby locking the bandwidth and improving the precision and accuracy of laser ranging.
  • the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application proposes a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device, including:
  • the laser is triggered by the current driving current to send out a chirp optical signal
  • a laser drive circuit connected to the laser, configured to be triggered by a triangular wave modulation signal to output a drive current of a corresponding magnitude to the laser;
  • a photoelectric conversion circuit performs photoelectric conversion on the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser, and outputs an electrical signal whose frequency is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal;
  • a signal comparison circuit connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit, the signal comparison circuit is used to compare the electrical signal output by the photoelectric conversion circuit with a preset reference electrical signal, and output a signal that is equal to the frequency of the electrical signal Negatively correlated scaling signals;
  • a pre-correction signal generating circuit for outputting a triangular wave reference modulation signal
  • the multiplication circuit is used to multiply the triangular wave reference modulation signal and the scaling signal, and Outputting the amplitude-scaled triangular wave modulation signal to the laser drive circuit, so as to perform negative feedback regulation on the drive current output by the laser drive circuit.
  • the laser drive circuit enters an initial steady state after being initially powered on, and correspondingly outputs an initial drive current to drive the laser to emit a chirp optical signal.
  • the photoelectric conversion circuit includes:
  • a first optical splitter for optical splitting output the first optical splitter is used to receive the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser and split the optical signal through two output terminals;
  • a delay fiber for signal delay output the first end of the delay fiber is connected to the first output end of the first optical splitter;
  • a balanced detector for photoelectric conversion the first input end of the balanced detector is connected to the second output end of the first optical splitter, the second input end of the balanced detector is connected to the delay optical fiber The second end is connected, and the output end of the balanced detector constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit.
  • the balanced detector is an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
  • the photoelectric conversion circuit also includes:
  • An optical mixer for frequency mixing the first input end of the optical mixer is connected to the second output end of the first optical splitter, the second input end of the optical mixer is connected to the delay When the second end of the optical fiber is connected, the output end of the optical mixer is connected to the input end of the balanced detector, and the output end of the balanced detector constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit.
  • the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device further includes:
  • a second optical splitter connected to the laser and the photoelectric conversion circuit, the second optical splitter splits and outputs the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser, and sends it to the photoelectric conversion circuit and distance measuring circuit respectively device.
  • optical paths among the laser, the first optical splitter, the second optical splitter, the time-delay optical fiber, the optical mixer, and the balanced detector are connected by optical fibers.
  • the signal comparison circuit includes:
  • a frequency and phase detector respectively connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit, the active crystal oscillator and the multiplication circuit.
  • the FM bandwidth is:
  • Fc is the crystal oscillator frequency
  • t is the delay time of the delay fiber
  • T is the frequency modulation period
  • the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device further includes:
  • a filter circuit connected to the signal comparison circuit and the multiplication circuit respectively, the filter circuit is used for filtering the scaling signal.
  • the filter circuit includes a loop filter.
  • the multiplication circuit includes a multiplier.
  • the laser is a distributed feedback laser.
  • the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a laser radar device, which includes the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device as described in any one of the above embodiments.
  • the lidar device further includes a distance measuring device, and the distance measuring device is correspondingly connected to the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device.
  • the above-mentioned frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device realizes the output current control of the laser drive circuit by using a photoelectric conversion circuit, a signal comparison circuit, a multiplication circuit and a pre-correction signal generation circuit, thereby realizing the negative feedback regulation of the drive current of the laser,
  • the bandwidth of the laser is locked to the preset bandwidth corresponding to the preset reference electrical signal, and the distance measuring device realizes distance measurement and speed measurement according to the optical signal adjusted by negative feedback, and improves the precision and accuracy of laser distance measurement.
  • Fig. 1 is the first structure schematic diagram of the FM continuous wave laser FM bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the second structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the third structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the fourth structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the fifth structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the sixth structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a lidar device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • first and second are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features.
  • “plurality” means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.
  • the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application proposes a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 .
  • the FM continuous wave laser FM bandwidth locking device 100 includes:
  • a laser 10 the laser 10 is triggered by the current driving current to emit a chirp optical signal
  • the laser drive circuit 20 connected to the laser 10 is used to be triggered by the triangular wave modulation signal to output a corresponding driving current to the laser 10;
  • a photoelectric conversion circuit 30, the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 performs photoelectric conversion on the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser 10, and outputs an electrical signal whose frequency is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal;
  • the multiplication circuit 60 connected to the signal comparison circuit 40, the pre-correction signal generation circuit 50 and the laser drive circuit 20 respectively, the multiplication circuit 60 is used to multiply the triangular wave reference modulation signal and the scaling signal, and output the triangular wave after amplitude scaling
  • the modulation signal is sent to the laser driving circuit 20 to perform negative feedback regulation on the driving current output by the laser driving circuit 20 .
  • the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 quickly enters the initial steady state after being initially powered on, and the laser driving circuit 20 correspondingly outputs an initial driving current to drive the laser 10 to work.
  • the laser 10 emits a chirp optical signal, and the measurement
  • the distance device 200 obtains the optical signal reflected by the object to be measured through the laser receiving component, and determines the distance and speed of the object to be measured according to the frequency difference between the transmission and reception of the optical signal, so as to realize the laser radar ranging function, wherein the distance measuring device 200
  • the type is not limited, and it can be composed of optical receiving elements, photoelectric converters, power amplifiers, controllers and other components.
  • the chirp optical signal is also input to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 through an optical fiber to perform positive proportional photoelectric conversion, that is, the frequency of the converted output electrical signal is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal sent by the current laser 10, and the electrical signal output To the signal comparison circuit 40 for signal comparison, wherein the size of the preset reference electrical signal in the signal comparison circuit 40 corresponds to the preset bandwidth setting, and the electrical signal is compared with the preset reference electrical signal, which is equivalent to the bandwidth of the current optical signal and The preset bandwidth is compared, and the scaling ratio signal after the signal comparison is negatively correlated with the electrical signal, that is, the bandwidth negative feedback detection and adjustment of the electrical signal, chirp optical signal and optical signal is realized, and the output scaling ratio signal and the triangular wave reference modulation signal Perform a multiplication operation, so that the triangular wave modulation signal received by the laser drive circuit 20 is a triangular wave modulation signal after negative feedback adjustment, and output the drive current corresponding to the negative feedback adjustment to the laser
  • the bandwidth of the optical signal output by the laser 10 when the bandwidth of the optical signal output by the laser 10 is relatively large, its frequency is relatively large. At this time, the frequency of the electrical signal after photoelectric conversion is relatively large, and the scaling ratio signal after comparison with the signal of the preset reference electrical signal becomes smaller. , the triangular wave modulation signal after the multiplication of the scaling signal and the triangular wave reference modulation signal becomes smaller, thereby controlling the drive current output by the laser drive circuit 20 to become smaller, so that the bandwidth of the laser 10 becomes smaller, realizing bandwidth negative feedback adjustment, and finally locking to the preset bandwidth.
  • the bandwidth of the optical signal output by the laser 10 is small, its frequency is small.
  • the frequency of the electrical signal after photoelectric conversion is small, and the scaling ratio signal after comparison with the signal of the preset reference electrical signal becomes larger , the triangular wave modulation signal after the multiplication of the scaling signal and the triangular wave reference modulation signal becomes larger, thereby controlling the drive current output by the laser drive circuit 20 to become larger, so that the bandwidth of the laser 10 becomes larger, and the negative feedback adjustment of the bandwidth is realized, and finally locked to the preset bandwidth.
  • the final response bandwidth is locked to the preset bandwidth, and the distance measuring device 200 according to the modulated optical signal Realize laser distance measurement and speed measurement, and improve the precision and accuracy of laser distance measurement.
  • the preset reference electrical signal can be generated internally by the signal comparison circuit 40, or obtained from a corresponding external signal source, and the specific obtaining method is not limited.
  • the laser 10 can be different types of lasers 10, such as FP (Fabry-perot, Fabry-Perot) laser 10, DFB (Distributed Feedback Laser, distributed feedback laser) laser 10, etc.
  • the laser 10 is a DFB laser 10.
  • the DFB laser 10 can also maintain single-mode characteristics during high-speed modulation, and can be used for long-distance transmission.
  • the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 can be formed by using a corresponding optical path structure, such as a balanced detector 33, an optical mixer, etc., and the specific structure is not limited.
  • the laser driving circuit 20 may use a corresponding current source circuit, and similarly, the pre-correction signal generating circuit 50 may use a corresponding signal source circuit, and the specific structure is not limited.
  • the multiplication circuit 60 may adopt structures such as a multiplier 61 and a transistor.
  • the multiplication circuit 60 includes a multiplier 61 .
  • the signal comparison circuit 40 can adopt a corresponding frequency comparison circuit, such as a frequency and phase detector 42, a frequency detector and other structures.
  • the signal comparison circuit 40 includes:
  • a frequency and phase detector 42 connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 , the active crystal oscillator 41 and the multiplication circuit 60 respectively.
  • the active crystal oscillator 41 generates a preset reference electrical signal with a preset frequency
  • the frequency and phase detector 42 generates a scaled signal proportional to the phase difference between the preset reference electrical signal and the electrical signal output by the photoelectric conversion circuit 30.
  • the frequency and phase detector 42 corrects the difference between the two input signals in the loop to realize frequency locking.
  • the output current control of the laser drive circuit 20 is realized by using the photoelectric conversion circuit 30, the signal comparison circuit 40, the multiplication circuit 60 and the pre-correction signal generation circuit 50, thereby realizing the negative feedback regulation of the drive current of the laser 10 , the bandwidth of the laser 10 is locked to the preset bandwidth corresponding to the preset reference electrical signal, and the distance measuring device 200 realizes distance measurement and speed measurement according to the optical signal adjusted by negative feedback, thereby improving the precision and accuracy of distance measurement.
  • the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 includes:
  • a first optical splitter 31 for optical output the first optical splitter 31 is used to receive the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser 10 and split the optical signal through two output terminals;
  • a balance detector 33 for photoelectric conversion the first input end of the balance detector 33 is connected with the second output end of the first beam splitter 31, the second input end of the balance detector 33 is connected with the second end of the delay fiber 32 The output end of the balance detector 33 constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 .
  • the balanced detector 33 forms coherent light from the two input optical signals, and outputs a differential current signal to the signal comparison circuit 40.
  • the output current of the balanced detector 33 changes as the frequency of the laser 10 changes, That is, the output current and the frequency of the laser 10 have a corresponding curve optical system.
  • the balanced detector 33 is an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
  • the preset bandwidth can be set by changing the frequency of the crystal oscillator, and the frequency of the crystal oscillator is used as a reference frequency to realize locking of the preset bandwidth.
  • the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 further includes:
  • the first input end of optical mixer 34 is connected with the second output end of first optical splitter 31, the second input end of optical mixer 34 is connected with the delay fiber 32 The second end is connected, the output end of the optical mixer 34 is connected to the input end of the balanced detector 33 , and the output end of the balanced detector 33 constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 .
  • the optical mixer 34 is used to realize the superposition of two optical signals to generate two beat frequency signals with a phase difference of 180 degrees. mode noise suppression.
  • the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 also includes:
  • the second optical splitter 70 connected to the laser 10 and the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 respectively.
  • the second optical splitter 70 splits and outputs the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser 10 and sends it to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 and the distance measuring device 200 respectively.
  • the distance measuring device 200 obtains the optical signal output by the laser 10 through the second beam splitter 70, and determines the distance and speed of the object to be measured according to the optical signal adjusted by negative feedback, so as to realize accurate distance measurement.
  • optical paths among the laser 10 , the first optical splitter 31 , the second optical splitter 70 , the delay fiber 32 , the optical mixer 34 and the balance detector 33 are connected by optical fibers.
  • the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 also includes:
  • the filter circuit 80 may adopt different filter structures, as shown in FIG. 6 , optionally, the filter circuit 80 includes a loop filter 81 , such as a 5th-order passive filter.
  • the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a laser radar device, and the laser radar device includes the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 according to any one of the above embodiments.
  • the laser radar device realizes the negative feedback regulation of the driving current of the laser 10 by using the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100, and locks the bandwidth of the laser 10 to the preset bandwidth, and the distance measuring device 200 adjusts the frequency according to the negative feedback.
  • the final optical signal realizes distance measurement and speed measurement, and improves the distance measurement precision and accuracy.
  • the distance measuring device 200 can be set in the laser radar equipment, or can be arranged separately.
  • the distance measuring device 200 performs laser distance measurement and speed measurement according to the optical signal output by the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100, so as to realize accurate distance measurement.

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An apparatus for locking a frequency modulation bandwidth of a frequency-modulated continuous wave laser, and a laser radar device, which belong to the technical field of laser radars. The apparatus (100) for locking a frequency modulation bandwidth of a frequency-modulated continuous wave laser comprises a laser (10), a laser driving circuit (20), a photoelectric conversion circuit (30), a signal comparison circuit (40), a pre-correction signal generation circuit (50) and a multiplication circuit (60). By using the photoelectric conversion circuit (30), the signal comparison circuit (40), the multiplication circuit (60) and the pre-correction signal generation circuit (50), an output current of the laser driving circuit (20) is controlled, such that a negative feedback adjustment of a driving current of the laser (10) can be realized; and the bandwidth of the laser (10) is locked to a preset bandwidth corresponding to a preset reference electrical signal, and a distance measurement apparatus implements distance measurement and speed measurement according to an optical signal after the negative feedback adjustment, such that the precision and accuracy of distance measurement are improved.

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调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置和激光雷达设备Frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device and laser radar equipment
本申请要求于2021年11月30日在中国专利局提交的、申请号为202111452475.0、发明名称为“调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置和激光雷达设备”的中国专利申请的优先权,其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application with the application number 202111452475.0 and the title of the invention "Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave Laser Frequency Modulation Bandwidth Locking Device and LiDAR Equipment" filed at the China Patent Office on November 30, 2021, the entire contents of which Incorporated in this application by reference.
技术领域technical field
本申请属于激光雷达技术领域,尤其涉及一种调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置和激光雷达设备。The application belongs to the technical field of laser radar, and in particular relates to a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device and laser radar equipment.
背景技术Background technique
调频连续波激光测距可实现高精度测距测量,其在激光雷达测距和测速中具有非常好的前景。Frequency-modulated continuous wave laser ranging can realize high-precision ranging measurement, and it has very good prospects in lidar ranging and speed measurement.
其中,调频连续波激光测距的精度和准确度取决于调频带宽,调频带宽又取决于调制信号即激光器的驱动电流的幅值和频率,当频率确定以后,带宽就只和调制信号的幅值相关,驱动电流幅值的准确度和稳定度决定了最终的测距的准确度和稳定度。Among them, the precision and accuracy of frequency modulation continuous wave laser ranging depends on the frequency modulation bandwidth, and the frequency modulation bandwidth depends on the amplitude and frequency of the modulation signal, that is, the driving current of the laser. When the frequency is determined, the bandwidth is only related to the amplitude of the modulation signal Correlation, the accuracy and stability of the driving current amplitude determine the accuracy and stability of the final ranging.
在生产过程中,由于电子器件的差异,产生驱动电流的幅值会存在差异,这就导致每台设备的调制带宽不同,但是又无法做到准确调整,同样,不同批次的激光器或不同厂家的激光器之间也会存在差异,导致相同驱动电流的幅值也会有产生不同的带宽。In the production process, due to differences in electronic devices, the amplitude of the driving current will be different, which leads to different modulation bandwidths for each device, but it cannot be adjusted accurately. Similarly, different batches of lasers or different manufacturers There will also be differences between different lasers, resulting in different bandwidths for the same drive current amplitude.
此外,在实际的使用过程中,不同环境条件,特别是不同的温度条件,也会让激光器的响应带宽发生变化,最终导致激光测距的精度和准确度不能满足 需求。In addition, in the actual use process, different environmental conditions, especially different temperature conditions, will also change the response bandwidth of the laser, which will eventually cause the accuracy and accuracy of laser ranging to fail to meet the requirements.
技术问题technical problem
本申请的目的在于提供一种调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,旨在实现自适应调节激光器的驱动电流的幅值,从而锁定带宽,提高激光测距的精度和准确度。The purpose of this application is to provide a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device, which aims to realize adaptive adjustment of the amplitude of the driving current of the laser, thereby locking the bandwidth and improving the precision and accuracy of laser ranging.
技术解决方案technical solution
为了解决上述技术问题,本申请实施例采用的技术方案是:In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted in the embodiment of the present application is:
本申请实施例的第一方面提出了一种调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,包括:The first aspect of the embodiment of the present application proposes a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device, including:
激光器,所述激光器受当前驱动电流触发发出线性调频光信号;a laser, the laser is triggered by the current driving current to send out a chirp optical signal;
与所述激光器连接的激光器驱动电路,用于受三角波调制信号触发输出对应大小的驱动电流至所述激光器;A laser drive circuit connected to the laser, configured to be triggered by a triangular wave modulation signal to output a drive current of a corresponding magnitude to the laser;
光电转换电路,所述光电转换电路对所述激光器当前发出的线性调频光信号进行光电转换,并输出频率与所述线性调频光信号的频率呈正相关的电信号;A photoelectric conversion circuit, the photoelectric conversion circuit performs photoelectric conversion on the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser, and outputs an electrical signal whose frequency is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal;
与所述光电转换电路连接的信号比较电路,所述信号比较电路用于将所述光电转换电路输出的电信号与预设参考电信号进行信号比较,并输出大小与所述电信号的频率大小呈负相关的缩放比例信号;A signal comparison circuit connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit, the signal comparison circuit is used to compare the electrical signal output by the photoelectric conversion circuit with a preset reference electrical signal, and output a signal that is equal to the frequency of the electrical signal Negatively correlated scaling signals;
用于输出三角波基准调制信号的预校正信号发生电路;A pre-correction signal generating circuit for outputting a triangular wave reference modulation signal;
与所述信号比较电路、所述预校正信号发生电路和所述激光器驱动电路分 别连接的乘法电路,所述乘法电路用于将所述三角波基准调制信号与所述缩放比例信号进行乘法处理,并输出幅值缩放后的三角波调制信号至所述激光器驱动电路,以对所述激光器驱动电路输出的驱动电流进行负反馈调节。a multiplication circuit respectively connected to the signal comparison circuit, the pre-correction signal generation circuit and the laser drive circuit, the multiplication circuit is used to multiply the triangular wave reference modulation signal and the scaling signal, and Outputting the amplitude-scaled triangular wave modulation signal to the laser drive circuit, so as to perform negative feedback regulation on the drive current output by the laser drive circuit.
可选地,所述激光器驱动电路初始上电后进入初始稳态,并对应输出一初始驱动电流驱动所述激光器发射线性调频光信号。Optionally, the laser drive circuit enters an initial steady state after being initially powered on, and correspondingly outputs an initial drive current to drive the laser to emit a chirp optical signal.
可选地,所述光电转换电路包括:Optionally, the photoelectric conversion circuit includes:
用于分光输出的第一分光器,所述第一分光器用于接收所述激光器当前发出的线性调频光信号并通过两个输出端分光输出;A first optical splitter for optical splitting output, the first optical splitter is used to receive the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser and split the optical signal through two output terminals;
用于信号延时输出的延时光纤,所述延时光纤的第一端与所述第一分光器的第一输出端连接;A delay fiber for signal delay output, the first end of the delay fiber is connected to the first output end of the first optical splitter;
用于光电转换的平衡探测器,所述平衡探测器的第一输入端与所述第一分光器的第二输出端连接,所述平衡探测器的第二输入端与所述延时光纤的第二端连接,所述平衡探测器的输出端构成所述光电转换电路的信号输出端。A balanced detector for photoelectric conversion, the first input end of the balanced detector is connected to the second output end of the first optical splitter, the second input end of the balanced detector is connected to the delay optical fiber The second end is connected, and the output end of the balanced detector constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit.
可选地,所述平衡探测器为非平衡马赫曾德干涉器。Optionally, the balanced detector is an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
可选地,所述光电转换电路还包括:Optionally, the photoelectric conversion circuit also includes:
用于混频的光混频器,所述光混频器的第一输入端与所述第一分光器的第二输出端连接,所述光混频器的第二输入端与所述延时光纤的第二端连接,所述光混频器的输出端与所述平衡探测器的输入端连接,所述平衡探测器的输出端构成所述光电转换电路的信号输出端。An optical mixer for frequency mixing, the first input end of the optical mixer is connected to the second output end of the first optical splitter, the second input end of the optical mixer is connected to the delay When the second end of the optical fiber is connected, the output end of the optical mixer is connected to the input end of the balanced detector, and the output end of the balanced detector constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit.
可选地,所述调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置还包括:Optionally, the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device further includes:
分别与所述激光器和所述光电转换电路连接的第二分光器,所述第二分光器对所述激光器当前发出的线性调频光信号分光输出,并分别发送至所述光电转换电路和测距装置。A second optical splitter connected to the laser and the photoelectric conversion circuit, the second optical splitter splits and outputs the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser, and sends it to the photoelectric conversion circuit and distance measuring circuit respectively device.
可选地,所述激光器、所述第一分光器、所述第二分光器、所述延时光纤、所述光混频器以及所述平衡探测器之间的光路使用光纤连接。Optionally, the optical paths among the laser, the first optical splitter, the second optical splitter, the time-delay optical fiber, the optical mixer, and the balanced detector are connected by optical fibers.
可选地,所述信号比较电路包括:Optionally, the signal comparison circuit includes:
有源晶振;active crystal oscillator;
分别与所述光电转换电路、所述有源晶振和所述乘法电路连接的鉴频鉴相器。A frequency and phase detector respectively connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit, the active crystal oscillator and the multiplication circuit.
可选地,调频带宽为:Optionally, the FM bandwidth is:
B=(Fc*T)/2t;B=(Fc*T)/2t;
Fc为晶振频率,t为所述延时光纤的延时时长,T为调频周期。Fc is the crystal oscillator frequency, t is the delay time of the delay fiber, and T is the frequency modulation period.
可选地,所述调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置还包括:Optionally, the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device further includes:
分别与所述信号比较电路和所述乘法电路连接的滤波电路,所述滤波电路用于对所述缩放比例信号进行滤波处理。A filter circuit connected to the signal comparison circuit and the multiplication circuit respectively, the filter circuit is used for filtering the scaling signal.
可选地,所述滤波电路包括环路滤波器。Optionally, the filter circuit includes a loop filter.
可选地,所述乘法电路包括乘法器。Optionally, the multiplication circuit includes a multiplier.
可选地,所述激光器为分布反馈激光器。Optionally, the laser is a distributed feedback laser.
本申请实施例的第二方面提出了一种激光雷达设备,激光雷达设备包括如上任一项实施例所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置。The second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a laser radar device, which includes the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device as described in any one of the above embodiments.
可选地,所述激光雷达设备还包括测距装置,所述测距装置与所述调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置对应连接。Optionally, the lidar device further includes a distance measuring device, and the distance measuring device is correspondingly connected to the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device.
有益效果Beneficial effect
上述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置通过采用光电转换电路、信号比 较电路、乘法电路和预校正信号发生电路实现对激光器驱动电路的输出电流控制,从而实现对激光器的驱动电流的负反馈调节,将激光器的带宽锁定至预设参考电信号对应的预设带宽,测距装置根据负反馈调节后的光信号实现测距和测速,提高激光测距精度和准确度。The above-mentioned frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device realizes the output current control of the laser drive circuit by using a photoelectric conversion circuit, a signal comparison circuit, a multiplication circuit and a pre-correction signal generation circuit, thereby realizing the negative feedback regulation of the drive current of the laser, The bandwidth of the laser is locked to the preset bandwidth corresponding to the preset reference electrical signal, and the distance measuring device realizes distance measurement and speed measurement according to the optical signal adjusted by negative feedback, and improves the precision and accuracy of laser distance measurement.
可以理解的是,上述第二方面有益效果可以参见上述第一方面中的相关描述,在此不再赘述。It can be understood that, for the beneficial effects of the above-mentioned second aspect, reference may be made to the relevant description in the above-mentioned first aspect, and details are not repeated here.
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为了更清楚地说明本申请实施例中的技术方案,下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图仅仅是本申请的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动的前提下,还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the descriptions of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only for the present application For some embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort.
图1为本申请实施例提供的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置的第一种结构示意图;Fig. 1 is the first structure schematic diagram of the FM continuous wave laser FM bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
图2为本申请实施例提供的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置的第二种结构示意图;FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the second structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
图3为本申请实施例提供的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置的第三种结构示意图;FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the third structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
图4为本申请实施例提供的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置的第四种结构示意图;Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the fourth structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
图5为本申请实施例提供的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置的第五种结构示意图;FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the fifth structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
图6为本申请实施例提供的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置的第六种结构示意图;Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the sixth structure of the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device provided by the embodiment of the present application;
图7为本申请实施例提供的激光雷达设备的结构示意图。FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a lidar device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
本发明的实施方式Embodiments of the present invention
为了使本申请所要解决的技术问题、技术方案及有益效果更加清楚明白,以下结合附图及实施例,对本申请进行进一步详细说明。应当理解,此处所描述的具体实施例仅仅用以解释本申请,并不用于限定本申请。In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application.
此外,术语“第一”、“第二”仅用于描述目的,而不能理解为指示或暗示相对重要性或者隐含指明所指示的技术特征的数量。由此,限定有“第一”、“第二”的特征可以明示或者隐含地包括一个或者更多个该特征。在本申请的描述中,“多个”的含义是两个或两个以上,除非另有明确具体的限定。In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.
本申请实施例的第一方面提出了一种调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100。The first aspect of the embodiments of the present application proposes a frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 .
如图1所示,本实施例中,调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100包括:As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, the FM continuous wave laser FM bandwidth locking device 100 includes:
激光器10,激光器10受当前驱动电流触发发出线性调频光信号;A laser 10, the laser 10 is triggered by the current driving current to emit a chirp optical signal;
与激光器10连接的激光器驱动电路20,用于受三角波调制信号触发输出对应大小的驱动电流至激光器10;The laser drive circuit 20 connected to the laser 10 is used to be triggered by the triangular wave modulation signal to output a corresponding driving current to the laser 10;
光电转换电路30,光电转换电路30对激光器10当前发出的线性调频光信号进行光电转换,并输出频率与线性调频光信号的频率呈正相关的电信号;A photoelectric conversion circuit 30, the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 performs photoelectric conversion on the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser 10, and outputs an electrical signal whose frequency is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal;
与光电转换电路30连接的信号比较电路40,信号比较电路40用于将光电转换电路30输出的电信号与预设参考电信号进行信号比较,并输出大小与电信号的频率大小呈负相关的缩放比例信号;A signal comparison circuit 40 connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30, the signal comparison circuit 40 is used to compare the electrical signal output by the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 with a preset reference electrical signal, and output a signal that is negatively correlated with the frequency of the electrical signal scaling signal;
用于输出三角波基准调制信号的预校正信号发生电路50;A pre-correction signal generating circuit 50 for outputting a triangular wave reference modulation signal;
与信号比较电路40、预校正信号发生电路50和激光器驱动电路20分别连接的乘法电路60,乘法电路60用于将三角波基准调制信号与缩放比例信号进行乘法处理,并输出幅值缩放后的三角波调制信号至激光器驱动电路20,以对激光器驱动电路20输出的驱动电流进行负反馈调节。The multiplication circuit 60 connected to the signal comparison circuit 40, the pre-correction signal generation circuit 50 and the laser drive circuit 20 respectively, the multiplication circuit 60 is used to multiply the triangular wave reference modulation signal and the scaling signal, and output the triangular wave after amplitude scaling The modulation signal is sent to the laser driving circuit 20 to perform negative feedback regulation on the driving current output by the laser driving circuit 20 .
本实施例中,调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100初始上电工作后快速进入初始稳态,激光器驱动电路20对应输出一初始驱动电流以驱动激光器10工作,激光器10发射线性调频光信号,测距装置200通过激光接收组件获取待测物反射的光信号,并根据光信号的发射和接收的频差确定待测物的距离和速度,实现激光雷达测距功能,其中,测距装置200的类型不限,可由光学接收元件、光电转换器、功率放大器、控制器等组件组成。In this embodiment, the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 quickly enters the initial steady state after being initially powered on, and the laser driving circuit 20 correspondingly outputs an initial driving current to drive the laser 10 to work. The laser 10 emits a chirp optical signal, and the measurement The distance device 200 obtains the optical signal reflected by the object to be measured through the laser receiving component, and determines the distance and speed of the object to be measured according to the frequency difference between the transmission and reception of the optical signal, so as to realize the laser radar ranging function, wherein the distance measuring device 200 The type is not limited, and it can be composed of optical receiving elements, photoelectric converters, power amplifiers, controllers and other components.
同时,线性调频光信号还通过光纤输入至光电转换电路30,进行正向比例的光电转换,即转换输出的电信号的频率与当前激光器10发出的线性调频光信号的频率正相关,电信号输出至信号比较电路40进行信号比较,其中,信号比较电路40中的预设参考电信号的大小对应于预设带宽设置,电信号与预设参考电信号进行比较,等同于当前光信号的带宽与预设带宽进行比较,信号比较后的缩放比例信号与电信号呈负相关,即实现对电信号、线性调频光信号以及光信号的带宽负反馈检测调节,输出的缩放比例信号与三角波基准调制信号进行乘法运算,从而使得激光器驱动电路20接收到的三角波调制信号为负反馈调节后的三角波调制信号,并输出对应于负反馈调节后的驱动电流至激光器10,使得激光器10的响应带宽调节等于预设带宽。At the same time, the chirp optical signal is also input to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 through an optical fiber to perform positive proportional photoelectric conversion, that is, the frequency of the converted output electrical signal is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal sent by the current laser 10, and the electrical signal output To the signal comparison circuit 40 for signal comparison, wherein the size of the preset reference electrical signal in the signal comparison circuit 40 corresponds to the preset bandwidth setting, and the electrical signal is compared with the preset reference electrical signal, which is equivalent to the bandwidth of the current optical signal and The preset bandwidth is compared, and the scaling ratio signal after the signal comparison is negatively correlated with the electrical signal, that is, the bandwidth negative feedback detection and adjustment of the electrical signal, chirp optical signal and optical signal is realized, and the output scaling ratio signal and the triangular wave reference modulation signal Perform a multiplication operation, so that the triangular wave modulation signal received by the laser drive circuit 20 is a triangular wave modulation signal after negative feedback adjustment, and output the drive current corresponding to the negative feedback adjustment to the laser 10, so that the response bandwidth adjustment of the laser 10 is equal to the preset Set the bandwidth.
例如,当激光器10输出的光信号的带宽较大时,其频率较大,此时,光电转换后的电信号的频率较大,与预设参考电信号的信号比较后的缩放比例信号变小,缩放比例信号与三角波基准调制信号的乘法运算后的三角波调制信号 变小,从而控制激光器驱动电路20输出的驱动电流变小,使得激光器10的带宽变小,实现带宽负反馈调节,并最终锁定至预设带宽。For example, when the bandwidth of the optical signal output by the laser 10 is relatively large, its frequency is relatively large. At this time, the frequency of the electrical signal after photoelectric conversion is relatively large, and the scaling ratio signal after comparison with the signal of the preset reference electrical signal becomes smaller. , the triangular wave modulation signal after the multiplication of the scaling signal and the triangular wave reference modulation signal becomes smaller, thereby controlling the drive current output by the laser drive circuit 20 to become smaller, so that the bandwidth of the laser 10 becomes smaller, realizing bandwidth negative feedback adjustment, and finally locking to the preset bandwidth.
同理,当激光器10输出的光信号的带宽较小时,其频率较小,此时,光电转换后的电信号的频率较小,与预设参考电信号的信号比较后的缩放比例信号变大,缩放比例信号与三角波基准调制信号的乘法运算后的三角波调制信号变大,从而控制激光器驱动电路20输出的驱动电流变大,使得激光器10的带宽变大,实现带宽负反馈调节,并最终锁定至预设带宽。Similarly, when the bandwidth of the optical signal output by the laser 10 is small, its frequency is small. At this time, the frequency of the electrical signal after photoelectric conversion is small, and the scaling ratio signal after comparison with the signal of the preset reference electrical signal becomes larger , the triangular wave modulation signal after the multiplication of the scaling signal and the triangular wave reference modulation signal becomes larger, thereby controlling the drive current output by the laser drive circuit 20 to become larger, so that the bandwidth of the laser 10 becomes larger, and the negative feedback adjustment of the bandwidth is realized, and finally locked to the preset bandwidth.
同时,当面对不同激光器10,或者同一激光器10处于不同环境下的响应带宽发生变化时,通过负反馈调节,最终的响应带宽均锁定至预设带宽,测距装置200根据调制后的光信号实现激光测距和测速,提高了激光测距的精度和准确度。At the same time, when faced with different lasers 10, or when the response bandwidth of the same laser 10 in different environments changes, through negative feedback adjustment, the final response bandwidth is locked to the preset bandwidth, and the distance measuring device 200 according to the modulated optical signal Realize laser distance measurement and speed measurement, and improve the precision and accuracy of laser distance measurement.
其中,预设参考电信号可由信号比较电路40内部产生,或者从外部对应的信号源获取,具体获取方式不限。Wherein, the preset reference electrical signal can be generated internally by the signal comparison circuit 40, or obtained from a corresponding external signal source, and the specific obtaining method is not limited.
激光器10可为不同类型的激光器10,例如FP(Fabry-perot,法布里-珀罗)激光器10、DFB(Distributed Feedback Laser,分布反馈激光器)激光器10等,可选地,激光器10为DFB激光器10,DFB激光器10在高速调制时也能保持单模特性,可用于远距离传输。The laser 10 can be different types of lasers 10, such as FP (Fabry-perot, Fabry-Perot) laser 10, DFB (Distributed Feedback Laser, distributed feedback laser) laser 10, etc. Optionally, the laser 10 is a DFB laser 10. The DFB laser 10 can also maintain single-mode characteristics during high-speed modulation, and can be used for long-distance transmission.
光电转换电路30可采用对应的光路结构构成,例如平衡探测器33、光混频器等结构,具体结构不限。The photoelectric conversion circuit 30 can be formed by using a corresponding optical path structure, such as a balanced detector 33, an optical mixer, etc., and the specific structure is not limited.
激光器驱动电路20可采用对应的电流源电路,同样,预校正信号发生电路50可采用对应的信号源电路,具体结构不限。The laser driving circuit 20 may use a corresponding current source circuit, and similarly, the pre-correction signal generating circuit 50 may use a corresponding signal source circuit, and the specific structure is not limited.
乘法电路60可采用乘法器61、晶体管等结构,可选地,如图6所示,乘法电路60包括乘法器61。The multiplication circuit 60 may adopt structures such as a multiplier 61 and a transistor. Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6 , the multiplication circuit 60 includes a multiplier 61 .
信号比较电路40可采用对应的频率比较电路,例如鉴频鉴相器42、鉴频器等结构,可选地,如图6所示,信号比较电路40包括:The signal comparison circuit 40 can adopt a corresponding frequency comparison circuit, such as a frequency and phase detector 42, a frequency detector and other structures. Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the signal comparison circuit 40 includes:
有源晶振41; Active crystal oscillator 41;
分别与所述光电转换电路30、有源晶振41和所述乘法电路60连接的鉴频鉴相器42。A frequency and phase detector 42 connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 , the active crystal oscillator 41 and the multiplication circuit 60 respectively.
本实施例中,有源晶振41产生一个预设频率的预设参考电信号,鉴频鉴相器42产生一个与预设参考电信号和光电转换电路30输出的电信号相位差成比例的缩放比例信号,鉴频鉴相器42在环路中矫正两个输入信号的差值,实现频率锁定。In this embodiment, the active crystal oscillator 41 generates a preset reference electrical signal with a preset frequency, and the frequency and phase detector 42 generates a scaled signal proportional to the phase difference between the preset reference electrical signal and the electrical signal output by the photoelectric conversion circuit 30. The frequency and phase detector 42 corrects the difference between the two input signals in the loop to realize frequency locking.
本实施例中,通过采用光电转换电路30、信号比较电路40、乘法电路60和预校正信号发生电路50实现对激光器驱动电路20的输出电流控制,从而实现对激光器10的驱动电流的负反馈调节,将激光器10的带宽锁定至预设参考电信号对应的预设带宽,测距装置200根据负反馈调节后的光信号实现测距和测速,提高测距精度和准确度。In this embodiment, the output current control of the laser drive circuit 20 is realized by using the photoelectric conversion circuit 30, the signal comparison circuit 40, the multiplication circuit 60 and the pre-correction signal generation circuit 50, thereby realizing the negative feedback regulation of the drive current of the laser 10 , the bandwidth of the laser 10 is locked to the preset bandwidth corresponding to the preset reference electrical signal, and the distance measuring device 200 realizes distance measurement and speed measurement according to the optical signal adjusted by negative feedback, thereby improving the precision and accuracy of distance measurement.
如图2所示,可选地,光电转换电路30包括:As shown in FIG. 2, optionally, the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 includes:
用于分光输出的第一分光器31,第一分光器31用于接收激光器10当前发出的线性调频光信号并通过两个输出端分光输出;A first optical splitter 31 for optical output, the first optical splitter 31 is used to receive the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser 10 and split the optical signal through two output terminals;
用于信号延时输出的延时光纤32,延时光纤32的第一端与第一分光器31的第一输出端连接;A delay fiber 32 for signal delay output, the first end of the delay fiber 32 is connected to the first output end of the first optical splitter 31;
用于光电转换的平衡探测器33,平衡探测器33的第一输入端与第一分光器31的第二输出端连接,平衡探测器33的第二输入端与延时光纤32的第二端连接,平衡探测器33的输出端构成光电转换电路30的信号输出端。A balance detector 33 for photoelectric conversion, the first input end of the balance detector 33 is connected with the second output end of the first beam splitter 31, the second input end of the balance detector 33 is connected with the second end of the delay fiber 32 The output end of the balance detector 33 constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 .
本实施例中,激光器10输出的线性调频光信号经过第一分光器31后,一路经延时光纤32延时输入至平衡探测器33的第一输入端,另一路直接输入至平衡探测器33的第二输入端,平衡探测器33将输入的两路光信号形成相干光,并输出差分电流信号至信号比较电路40,平衡探测器33的输出电流随着激光器10的频率的改变而改变,即其输出电流与激光器10的频率有着对应的曲线光系。平衡探测器33为非平衡马赫曾德干涉器。In this embodiment, after the chirp optical signal output by the laser 10 passes through the first optical splitter 31, one path is delayed and input to the first input end of the balance detector 33 through the delay fiber 32, and the other path is directly input to the balance detector 33 The second input terminal of the balanced detector 33 forms coherent light from the two input optical signals, and outputs a differential current signal to the signal comparison circuit 40. The output current of the balanced detector 33 changes as the frequency of the laser 10 changes, That is, the output current and the frequency of the laser 10 have a corresponding curve optical system. The balanced detector 33 is an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
其中,晶振频率和调频带宽计算关系如下:Among them, the calculation relationship between crystal oscillator frequency and FM bandwidth is as follows:
假设晶振频率为Fc,延时光纤32的延时时长为t,调频带宽为B,调频周期为T,则有Assuming that the crystal oscillator frequency is Fc, the delay time of the delay fiber 32 is t, the frequency modulation bandwidth is B, and the frequency modulation cycle is T, then there is
B=(Fc*T)/2t。B=(Fc*T)/2t.
因此,通过改变晶振的频率,即可设置预设带宽,并以晶振频率作为参考频率,实现预设带宽的锁定。Therefore, the preset bandwidth can be set by changing the frequency of the crystal oscillator, and the frequency of the crystal oscillator is used as a reference frequency to realize locking of the preset bandwidth.
进一步地,如图3所示,可选地,光电转换电路30还包括:Further, as shown in FIG. 3, optionally, the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 further includes:
用于混频的光混频器34,光混频器34的第一输入端与第一分光器31的第二输出端连接,光混频器34的第二输入端与延时光纤32的第二端连接,光混频器34的输出端与平衡探测器33的输入端连接,平衡探测器33的输出端构成光电转换电路30的信号输出端。For the optical mixer 34 of frequency mixing, the first input end of optical mixer 34 is connected with the second output end of first optical splitter 31, the second input end of optical mixer 34 is connected with the delay fiber 32 The second end is connected, the output end of the optical mixer 34 is connected to the input end of the balanced detector 33 , and the output end of the balanced detector 33 constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 .
本实施例中,光混频器34用于实现两路光信号的叠加,产生两路相位相差180度的拍频信号,拍频信号的低频分量被平衡探测器33转换为电信号,实现共模噪声的抑制。In this embodiment, the optical mixer 34 is used to realize the superposition of two optical signals to generate two beat frequency signals with a phase difference of 180 degrees. mode noise suppression.
进一步地,如图4所示,可选地,调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100 还包括:Further, as shown in FIG. 4, optionally, the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 also includes:
分别与激光器10和光电转换电路30连接的第二分光器70,第二分光器70对激光器10当前发出的线性调频光信号分光输出,并分别发送至光电转换电路30和测距装置200。The second optical splitter 70 connected to the laser 10 and the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 respectively. The second optical splitter 70 splits and outputs the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser 10 and sends it to the photoelectric conversion circuit 30 and the distance measuring device 200 respectively.
本实施例中,测距装置200通过第二分光器70获取激光器10输出的光信号,并根据负反馈调节后的光信号确定待测物的距离和速度,实现精准测距。In this embodiment, the distance measuring device 200 obtains the optical signal output by the laser 10 through the second beam splitter 70, and determines the distance and speed of the object to be measured according to the optical signal adjusted by negative feedback, so as to realize accurate distance measurement.
其中,激光器10、第一分光器31、第二分光器70、延时光纤32、光混频器34以及平衡探测器33之间的光路使用光纤连接。Wherein, the optical paths among the laser 10 , the first optical splitter 31 , the second optical splitter 70 , the delay fiber 32 , the optical mixer 34 and the balance detector 33 are connected by optical fibers.
进一步地,如图5所示,为了提高反馈调节的准确性,可选地,调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100还包括:Further, as shown in FIG. 5 , in order to improve the accuracy of feedback adjustment, optionally, the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 also includes:
分别与信号比较电路40和乘法电路60连接的滤波电路80,滤波电路80用于对缩放比例信号进行滤波处理,以对其中产生的杂波进行滤波,从而输出一滤波后的缩放比例信号至乘法电路60,从而保证乘法电路60获取一准确的缩放比例信号。A filter circuit 80 connected to the signal comparison circuit 40 and the multiplication circuit 60 respectively, the filter circuit 80 is used to filter the scaling signal to filter the clutter generated therein, so as to output a filtered scaling signal to the multiplier circuit 60, thereby ensuring that the multiplication circuit 60 obtains an accurate scaling signal.
其中,滤波电路80可采用不同的滤波结构,如图6所示,可选地,滤波电路80包括环路滤波器81,例如5阶无源滤波器。Wherein, the filter circuit 80 may adopt different filter structures, as shown in FIG. 6 , optionally, the filter circuit 80 includes a loop filter 81 , such as a 5th-order passive filter.
本申请实施例的第二方面提出了一种激光雷达设备,激光雷达设备包括如上任一项实施例的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100。The second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a laser radar device, and the laser radar device includes the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100 according to any one of the above embodiments.
本实施例中,激光雷达设备通过采用调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100实现对激光器10的驱动电流的负反馈调节,将激光器10的带宽锁定至预设带宽,测距装置200根据负反馈调节后的光信号实现测距和测速,提高测距 精度和准确度。In this embodiment, the laser radar device realizes the negative feedback regulation of the driving current of the laser 10 by using the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100, and locks the bandwidth of the laser 10 to the preset bandwidth, and the distance measuring device 200 adjusts the frequency according to the negative feedback. The final optical signal realizes distance measurement and speed measurement, and improves the distance measurement precision and accuracy.
其中,测距装置200可设置于激光雷达设备内,或者分离设置,可选地,如图7所示,激光雷达设备还包括测距装置200,测距装置200与调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100对应连接,测距装置200根据调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置100分光输出的光信号进行激光测距和测速,实现精准测距。Wherein, the distance measuring device 200 can be set in the laser radar equipment, or can be arranged separately. Optionally, as shown in FIG. The device 100 is correspondingly connected, and the distance measuring device 200 performs laser distance measurement and speed measurement according to the optical signal output by the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device 100, so as to realize accurate distance measurement.
以上所述实施例仅用以说明本申请的技术方案,而非对其限制;尽管参照前述实施例对本申请进行了详细的说明,本领域的普通技术人员应当理解:其依然可以对前述各实施例所记载的技术方案进行修改,或者对其中部分技术特征进行等同替换;而这些修改或者替换,并不使相应技术方案的本质脱离本申请各实施例技术方案的精神和范围,均应包含在本申请的保护范围之内。The above-described embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: it can still implement the foregoing embodiments Modifications to the technical solutions described in the examples, or equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the application, and should be included in the Within the protection scope of this application.

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  1. 一种调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,包括:A frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device, including:
    激光器,所述激光器受当前驱动电流触发发出线性调频光信号;a laser, the laser is triggered by the current driving current to send out a chirp optical signal;
    与所述激光器连接的激光器驱动电路,用于受三角波调制信号触发输出对应大小的驱动电流至所述激光器;A laser drive circuit connected to the laser, configured to be triggered by a triangular wave modulation signal to output a drive current of a corresponding magnitude to the laser;
    光电转换电路,所述光电转换电路对所述激光器当前发出的线性调频光信号进行光电转换,并输出频率与所述线性调频光信号的频率呈正相关的电信号;A photoelectric conversion circuit, the photoelectric conversion circuit performs photoelectric conversion on the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser, and outputs an electrical signal whose frequency is positively correlated with the frequency of the chirp optical signal;
    与所述光电转换电路连接的信号比较电路,所述信号比较电路用于将所述光电转换电路输出的电信号与预设参考电信号进行信号比较,并输出大小与所述电信号的频率大小呈负相关的缩放比例信号;A signal comparison circuit connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit, the signal comparison circuit is used to compare the electrical signal output by the photoelectric conversion circuit with a preset reference electrical signal, and output a signal that is equal to the frequency of the electrical signal Negatively correlated scaling signals;
    用于输出三角波基准调制信号的预校正信号发生电路;A pre-correction signal generating circuit for outputting a triangular wave reference modulation signal;
    与所述信号比较电路、所述预校正信号发生电路和所述激光器驱动电路分别连接的乘法电路,所述乘法电路用于将所述三角波基准调制信号与所述缩放比例信号进行乘法处理,并输出幅值缩放后的三角波调制信号至所述激光器驱动电路,以对所述激光器驱动电路输出的驱动电流进行负反馈调节。a multiplication circuit respectively connected to the signal comparison circuit, the pre-correction signal generation circuit and the laser drive circuit, the multiplication circuit is used to multiply the triangular wave reference modulation signal and the scaling signal, and Outputting the amplitude-scaled triangular wave modulation signal to the laser drive circuit, so as to perform negative feedback regulation on the drive current output by the laser drive circuit.
  2. 如权利要求1所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述激光器驱动电路初始上电后进入初始稳态,并对应输出一初始驱动电流驱动所述激光器发射线性调频光信号。The device for frequency modulation bandwidth locking of frequency modulation continuous wave laser according to claim 1, wherein the laser drive circuit enters an initial steady state after initial power-on, and correspondingly outputs an initial drive current to drive the laser to emit chirp optical signals.
  3. 如权利要求1所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述 光电转换电路包括:Frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described photoelectric conversion circuit comprises:
    用于分光输出的第一分光器,所述第一分光器用于接收所述激光器当前发出的线性调频光信号并通过两个输出端分光输出;A first optical splitter for optical splitting output, the first optical splitter is used to receive the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser and split the optical signal through two output terminals;
    用于信号延时输出的延时光纤,所述延时光纤的第一端与所述第一分光器的第一输出端连接;A delay fiber for signal delay output, the first end of the delay fiber is connected to the first output end of the first optical splitter;
    用于光电转换的平衡探测器,所述平衡探测器的第一输入端与所述第一分光器的第二输出端连接,所述平衡探测器的第二输入端与所述延时光纤的第二端连接,所述平衡探测器的输出端构成所述光电转换电路的信号输出端。A balanced detector for photoelectric conversion, the first input end of the balanced detector is connected to the second output end of the first optical splitter, the second input end of the balanced detector is connected to the delay optical fiber The second end is connected, and the output end of the balanced detector constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit.
  4. 如权利要求3所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述平衡探测器为非平衡马赫曾德干涉器。The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device according to claim 3, wherein the balanced detector is an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
  5. 如权利要求3所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述光电转换电路还包括:The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device according to claim 3, wherein the photoelectric conversion circuit further comprises:
    用于混频的光混频器,所述光混频器的第一输入端与所述第一分光器的第二输出端连接,所述光混频器的第二输入端与所述延时光纤的第二端连接,所述光混频器的输出端与所述平衡探测器的输入端连接,所述平衡探测器的输出端构成所述光电转换电路的信号输出端。An optical mixer for frequency mixing, the first input end of the optical mixer is connected to the second output end of the first optical splitter, the second input end of the optical mixer is connected to the delay When the second end of the optical fiber is connected, the output end of the optical mixer is connected to the input end of the balanced detector, and the output end of the balanced detector constitutes the signal output end of the photoelectric conversion circuit.
  6. 如权利要求5所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置还包括:The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device further comprises:
    分别与所述激光器和所述光电转换电路连接的第二分光器,所述第二分光器对所述激光器当前发出的线性调频光信号分光输出,并分别发送至所述光电 转换电路和测距装置。A second optical splitter connected to the laser and the photoelectric conversion circuit, the second optical splitter splits and outputs the chirp optical signal currently emitted by the laser, and sends it to the photoelectric conversion circuit and distance measuring circuit respectively device.
  7. 如权利要求6所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述激光器、所述第一分光器、所述第二分光器、所述延时光纤、所述光混频器以及所述平衡探测器之间的光路使用光纤连接。The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device according to claim 6, wherein the laser, the first optical splitter, the second optical splitter, the time-delay optical fiber, the optical mixer and the The optical path between the balanced detectors is connected by optical fiber.
  8. 如权利要求6所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述信号比较电路包括:The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said signal comparison circuit comprises:
    有源晶振;active crystal oscillator;
    分别与所述光电转换电路、所述有源晶振和所述乘法电路连接的鉴频鉴相器。A frequency and phase detector respectively connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit, the active crystal oscillator and the multiplication circuit.
  9. 如权利要求8所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,调频带宽为:The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the frequency modulation bandwidth is:
    B=(Fc*T)/2t;B=(Fc*T)/2t;
    Fc为晶振频率,t为所述延时光纤的延时时长,T为调频周期。Fc is the crystal oscillator frequency, t is the delay time of the delay fiber, and T is the frequency modulation cycle.
  10. 如权利要求1所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置还包括:The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device further comprises:
    分别与所述信号比较电路和所述乘法电路连接的滤波电路,所述滤波电路用于对所述缩放比例信号进行滤波处理。A filter circuit connected to the signal comparison circuit and the multiplication circuit respectively, the filter circuit is used for filtering the scaling signal.
  11. 如权利要求10所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所 述滤波电路包括环路滤波器。The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device according to claim 10, wherein said filtering circuit comprises a loop filter.
  12. 如权利要求1所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述乘法电路包括乘法器。The frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device according to claim 1, wherein said multiplication circuit comprises a multiplier.
  13. 如权利要求1所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置,其中,所述激光器为分布反馈激光器。The device for frequency modulation bandwidth locking of frequency modulation continuous wave laser according to claim 1, wherein the laser is a distributed feedback laser.
  14. 一种激光雷达设备,其中,包括如权利要求1所述的调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置。A laser radar device, comprising the device for frequency modulation bandwidth locking of frequency modulation continuous wave laser according to claim 1.
  15. 如权利要求14所述的激光雷达设备,其中,所述激光雷达设备还包括测距装置,所述测距装置与所述调频连续波激光调频带宽锁定装置对应连接。The laser radar device according to claim 14, wherein the laser radar device further comprises a distance measuring device, and the distance measuring device is correspondingly connected to the frequency modulation continuous wave laser frequency modulation bandwidth locking device.
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