Pressure-isolated bragg grating temperature sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Pressure-isolated bragg grating temperature sensor 有权
    压力隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06813013B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-02

    申请号:US10193876

    申请日:2002-07-12

    IPC分类号: G01N2100

    摘要: A pressure-isolated Bragg grating temperature sensor includes an optical element, which includes an optical fiber having at least one Bragg grating disposed therein. The Bragg grating is encased within and fused to at least a portion of an inner glass capillary tube, or comprises a large diameter waveguide grating having a core and a wide cladding and having the grating disposed therein, encased within an outer tube to form a chamber. An extended portion of the sensing element that has the grating therein extends inwardly into the chamber, which allows the grating to sense temperature changes but isolates the grating from external pressure. More than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one fiber or optical core may be used. At least a portion of the sensing element may be doped between a pair of gratings to form a temperature tuned laser, or the grating or gratings may be configured as a tunable DFB laser disposed in the sensing element.

    摘要翻译: 压力隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器包括光学元件,其包括其中布置有至少一个布拉格光栅的光纤。 布拉格光栅被封装在内玻璃毛细管的至少一部分中并且熔合到内玻璃毛细管的至少一部分中,或包括具有芯和宽包层并且具有设置在其中的光栅的大直径波导光栅,该光栅包围在外管内以形成室 。 其中具有光栅的感测元件的延伸部分向内延伸到腔室中,这允许光栅感测温度变化,但是将光栅与外部压力隔离。 可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅,并且可以使用多于一个的光纤或光纤。 感测元件的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅之间以形成温度调节的激光器,或者光栅或光栅可被配置为设置在感测元件中的可调DFB激光器。

    Compression-tuned Bragg grating and laser
    2.
    发明授权
    Compression-tuned Bragg grating and laser 有权
    压缩调谐布拉格光栅和激光

    公开(公告)号:US06363089B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-26

    申请号:US09691997

    申请日:2000-10-19

    IPC分类号: H01S310

    摘要: A compression-tuned bragg grating includes a tunable optical element 20,600 which includes either an optical fiber 10 having at least one Bragg grating 12 impressed therein encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 20or a large diameter waveguide grating 600 having a core and a wide cladding. Light 14 is incident on the grating 12 and light 16 is reflected at a reflection wavelength &lgr;1. The tunable element 20,600 is axially compressed which causes a shift in the reflection wavelength of the grating 12 without buckling the element. The shape of the element may be other geometries (e.g., a “dogbone” shape) and/or more than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one fiber 10 or core 612 may be used. At least a portion of the element may be doped between a pair of gratings 150,152, to form a compression-tuned laser or the grating 12 or gratings 150,152 may be constructed as a tunable DFB laser. Also, the element 20 may have an inner tapered region 22 or tapered (or fluted) sections 27. The compression may be done by a PZT, stepper motor or other actuator or fluid pressure.

    摘要翻译: 压缩调谐布拉格光栅包括可调谐光学元件20,600,其包括光纤10,其具有印刷在其中的至少一个布拉格光栅12,该光纤10被封装在玻璃毛细管20或大直径波导光栅600的至少一部分中并且熔合到其中, 一个核心和宽广的包层。 光14入射到光栅12上,光16以反射波长lambd1反射。 可调谐元件20,600被轴向压缩,这导致光栅12的反射波长的偏移而不使元件弯曲。 元件的形状可以是其他几何形状(例如,“狗骨”形状)和/或可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅,并且可以使用多于一个的光纤10或核612。 元件的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅150,152之间,以形成压缩调谐的激光器,或者光栅12或光栅150,152可被构造为可调DFB激光器。 此外,元件20可以具有内锥形区域22或锥形(或凹槽)部分27.压缩可以由PZT,步进电动机或其他致动器或流体压力来实现。

    Compression-tuned bragg grating and laser
    3.
    发明授权
    Compression-tuned bragg grating and laser 有权
    压缩调谐布拉格光栅和激光

    公开(公告)号:US06229827B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-08

    申请号:US09456112

    申请日:1999-12-06

    IPC分类号: H01S310

    摘要: A compression-tuned bragg grating includes a tunable optical element 20,600 which includes either an optical fiber 10 having at least one Bragg grating 12 impressed therein encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 20 or a large diameter waveguide grating 600 having a core and a wide cladding. Light 14 is incident on the grating 12 and light 16 is reflected at a reflection wavelength &lgr;1. The tunable element 20,600 is axially compressed which causes a shift in the reflection wavelength of the grating 12 without buckling the element. The shape of the element may be other geometries (e.g., a “dogbone” shape) and/or more than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one fiber 10 or core 612 may be used. At least a portion of the element may be doped between a pair of gratings 150,152, to form a compression-tuned laser or the grating 12 orgratings 150,152 may be constructed as a tunable DFB laser. Also, the element 20 may have an inner tapered region 22 or tapered (or fluted) sections 27. The compression may be done by a PZT, stepper motor or other actuator or fluid pressure.

    摘要翻译: 压缩调谐布拉格光栅包括可调谐光学元件20,600,其包括光纤10,其具有印刷在其中的至少一个布拉格光栅12,该布拉格光栅12被封装在玻璃毛细管20或大直径波导光栅600的至少一部分中 具有核心和广泛的包层。 光14入射到光栅12上,光16以反射波长lambd1反射。 可调谐元件20,600被轴向压缩,这导致光栅12的反射波长的偏移而不使元件弯曲。 元件的形状可以是其他几何形状(例如,“狗骨”形状)和/或可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅,并且可以使用多于一个的光纤10或核612。 元件的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅150,152之间,以形成压缩调谐的激光器,或者光栅12或格栅化器150,152可被构造为可调DFB激光器。 此外,元件20可以具有内锥形区域22或锥形(或凹槽)部分27.压缩可以由PZT,步进电动机或其他致动器或流体压力来实现。

    Bragg grating pressure sensor for industrial sensing applications
    4.
    发明授权
    Bragg grating pressure sensor for industrial sensing applications 有权
    用于工业传感应用的布拉格光栅压力传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06776045B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-17

    申请号:US10007735

    申请日:2001-11-08

    IPC分类号: G01L900

    CPC分类号: G01L11/025

    摘要: A fiber grating pressure sensor for use in an industrial process includes an optical sensing element 20,600 which includes an optical fiber 10 having a Bragg grating 12 impressed therein which is encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 20 and/or a large diameter waveguide grating 600 having a core and a wide cladding and which has an outer transverse dimension of at least 0.3 mm. Light 14 is incident on the grating 12 and light 16 is reflected from the grating 12 at a reflection wavelength &lgr;1. The sensing element 20,600 may be used by itself as a sensor or located within a housing 48,60,90,270,300. When external pressure P increases, the grating 12 is compressed and the reflection wavelength &lgr;1 changes. The shape of the sensing element 20,600 may have other geometries, e.g., a “dogbone” shape, so as to enhance the sensitivity of shift in &lgr;1 due to applied external pressure and may be fused to an outer shell 50. A temperature grating 270 may be used to measure temperature and allow for a temperature-corrected pressure measurement. The sensor may be suspended within an outer housing 112, by a fluid, spacers, or other means. The sensor may also be combined with an instrument, an opto-electronic converter and a controller in an industrial process control system.

    摘要翻译: 用于工业过程的光纤光栅压力传感器包括光学传感元件20,600,光学传感元件20,600包括光纤10,该光纤10具有印刷在其中的布拉格光栅12,该布置光栅12被封装在玻璃毛细管20的至少一部分内并与其融合,和/或 具有芯和宽包层并且具有至少0.3mm的外横向尺寸的大直径波导光栅600。 光14入射到光栅12上,光16以反射波长λ1从光栅12反射。 感测元件20,600可以自身用作传感器或位于壳体48,60,270,300内。 当外部压力P增加时,光栅12被压缩,反射波长λ1变化。 感测元件20,600的形状可以具有其他几何形状,例如“狗骨”形状,以便增强由于施加的外部压力而导致的λ1偏移的灵敏度,并且可以将其熔合到外壳50.温度光栅270可以 用于测量温度并允许进行温度校正的压力测量。 传感器可以通过流体,间隔件或其他装置悬挂在外壳体112内。 传感器还可以与工业过程控制系统中的仪器,光电转换器和控制器组合。

    Method and apparatus for forming a tube-encased bragg grating
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for forming a tube-encased bragg grating 有权
    用于形成管状布拉格光栅的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06298184B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-02

    申请号:US09205845

    申请日:1998-12-04

    IPC分类号: G02B634

    摘要: A method and apparatus for forming a tube-encased fiber grating includes an optical fiber 28 which is encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 120 and a substantially transparent index-matching medium 122, such as an optically flat window, having an optically flat surface 126 adjacent to the tube 120. A substantially transparent index-matching intermediate material (e.g., UV transparent oil) 124 is used between the window 22 and the tube 120 to substantially eliminate the interface between the tube 120 and the medium 122. A pair of writing beams 26,34 are incident on and pass through the medium 122, the tube 120 and intersect and interfere in a region 30 on the fiber 28. Also, the width Wb of the writing beams 26,34 may be set to be less than the width Woil of the intermediate material 124 to eliminate surface damage (ablations) of the tube 120. Attentively, the medium 122 may have a geometry to eliminate surface ablations (e.g., a collar shape) and/or to match the shape of the tube 120. More than one grating or pair of gratings may be written in the tube-encased fiber or one or more gratings may be formed in multiple fibers 28,250 encased in the tube 120. Further, high intensity writing beams 26,34 on the fiber 28 may be achieved by having the medium 122 have a predetermined thickness T.

    摘要翻译: 用于形成管封装光纤光栅的方法和装置包括:光纤28,其被包裹在玻璃毛细管120和基本上透明的折射率匹配介质122的至少一部分内并且熔合到光纤平面窗口 具有与管120相邻的光学平坦表面126.在窗口22和管120之间使用基本上透明的折射率匹配中间材料(例如,UV透明油)124,以基本上消除管120和管120之间的界面 介质122.一对写入光束26,34入射并穿过介质122,管120并且交叉并干涉光纤28上的区域30.而且,写入光束26,34的宽度Wb可以 被设定为小于中间材料124的宽度Wo,以消除管120的表面损伤(消融)。注意地,介质122可以具有几何形状以消除表面消融(例如,套环形状)和/或t o匹配管120的形状。可以将多于一个的光栅或一对光栅写入管封装的光纤中,或者一个或多个光栅可以形成在封装在管120中的多个光纤28,250中。此外,高强度写入光束 26,34可以通过使介质122具有预定厚度T来实现。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF COMPONENT HOUSING WALL THICKNESS AND WEAR MONITORING
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF COMPONENT HOUSING WALL THICKNESS AND WEAR MONITORING 有权
    用于监控组件外壳壁厚和磨损监测的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130068027A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-21

    申请号:US13635449

    申请日:2011-03-18

    IPC分类号: G01N29/04 G06F19/00

    摘要: A method for monitoring wall thickness of an industrial piping component or pump/fluid machinery, including a pump casing for a pump used for pumping an abrasive fluid or slurry, comprising providing a signal containing information about a ultrasonic-based transducer pulse from a discrete ultrasonic-based transducer attached directly on an industrial piping component or pump/fluid machinery at a local point of interest and configured to inject the ultrasonic-based transducer pulse into the industrial piping component or pump/fluid machinery at the local point of interest and sense the ultrasonic-based transducer pulse reflected off a wall of the industrial piping component or pump/fluid machinery at the local point of interest; and determining with an electronic monitoring system the thickness of the wall of the industrial piping component or pump/fluid machinery at the local point of interest based at least partly on the signal received containing information about the discrete ultrasonic-based transducer pulse sensed. The discrete ultrasonic-based transducer may include a discrete ultrasonic-based piezoelectric transducer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监测工业管道部件或泵/流体机械的壁厚的方法,包括用于泵送磨料流体或浆料的泵的泵壳体,包括提供包含来自离散超声波的基于超声波传感器脉冲的信息的信号 基于传感器的传感器直接连接在工业管道部件或泵/流体机械上,并且被配置为将基于超声波的传感器脉冲喷射到工业管道部件或泵/流体机械中并感测其位置 基于超声波的换能器脉冲从当地兴趣点的工业管道部件或泵/流体机械的壁反射出来; 以及至少部分地基于所接收的包含关于基于离散的基于超声波的换能器脉冲的信号的信号,利用电子监视系统确定工业管道部件或泵/流体机械的壁的厚度。 离散的基于超声波的换能器可以包括离散的基于超声波的压电换能器。

    Strain-isolated Bragg grating temperature sensor
    10.
    发明授权
    Strain-isolated Bragg grating temperature sensor 有权
    应变隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06865194B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-08

    申请号:US09455866

    申请日:1999-12-06

    IPC分类号: G01K11/32 H01S3/30 G01N21/00

    CPC分类号: G01K11/32

    摘要: A strain-isolated bragg grating temperature sensor includes an optical sensing element 20,600 which includes an optical fiber 10 having at least one Bragg grating 12 disposed therein which is encased within and fused to at least a portion of a glass capillary tube 20 and/or a large diameter waveguide grating 600 having a core and a wide cladding and having the grating 12 disposed therein, which senses temperature changes but is substantially not sensitive to strains on the element caused by the fiber or other effects. Light 14 is incident on the grating 12 and light 16 is reflected at a reflection wavelength λ1. The shape of the sensing element 20,600 may be other geometries and/or more than one concentric tube may be used or more than one grating or pair of gratings may be used or more than one fiber or optical core may be used. At least a portion of the element 20,600 may be doped between a pair of gratings 150,152, disposed therein to form a temperature tunable laser or the grating 12 or gratings 150,152 may be constructed as a temperature tunable DFB laser disposed in the element. Also, the element may have an inner or outer tapered regions 22,27, respectively, to provide strain relief and/or added pull strength for the fiber 10. Further, the fiber 10 and the tube 20 may be made of different coefficients of thermal expansion for increased sensitivity.

    摘要翻译: 应变隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器包括光学传感元件20,600,光学传感元件20,600包括光纤10,该光纤10具有布置在其中的至少一个布拉格光栅12,该布拉格光栅12被封装在玻璃毛细管20的至少一部分内并且熔合到玻璃毛细管20和/ 大直径波导光栅600具有芯和宽包层并且其中布置有光栅12,其感测温度变化,但对由纤维或其它效应引起的元件上的应变基本上不敏感。 光14入射在光栅12上,光16以反射波长λ1反射。 感测元件20,600的形状可以是其他几何形状,和/或可以使用多于一个的同心管,或者可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅,或者可以使用多于一个的光纤或光纤。 元件20,600的至少一部分可以被掺杂在放置在其中的一对光栅150,152之间以形成温度可调激光器,或者光栅12或光栅150,152可以被构造为设置在元件中的温度可调谐DFB激光器。 此外,元件可以分别具有内部或外部锥形区域22,27,以为纤维10提供应变消除和/或增加的拉伸强度。此外,纤维10和管子20可以由不同的热系数 扩大灵敏度提高。