All-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11209259-B1
Application number	US-202017039539-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2020
Priority date	Sep 30, 2020
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

An all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference. In the device, a first laser is connected to an optical switch, the optical switch is connected to a dielectric film and a second laser generates a reference laser beam and a plurality of detection laser beams. The reference laser beam generates a first frequency-shifted reference laser beam and a plurality of second frequency-shifted reference laser beams. The first frequency-shifted reference laser beam generates a carrier signal. The detection laser beams are reflected by the dielectric film and then interfere with the second frequency-shifted reference laser beams. The interference light passes through a fourth fiber coupler and reaches a second photodiode to generate a frequency-modulated signal. The frequency-modulated signal and the carrier signal are input to a frequency mixer to generate a mixed signal. An acquisition unit is configured to obtain a vibration signal for the to-be-detected object.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference, comprising:
a first laser;
an optical switch;
a dielectric film;
a light-absorbing film;
a second laser;
a first fiber coupler;
a plurality of fiber loopbacks;
an acousto-optic frequency shifter (AOFS);
a second fiber coupler;
a third fiber coupler;
a plurality of fourth fiber couplers;
a first photodiode;
a plurality of second photodiodes;
a plurality of frequency mixers; and
an acquisition unit,
wherein an output end of the first laser is connected to the optical switch via an optical fiber;
a plurality of output ends of the optical switch are separately connected to the dielectric film via a plurality of optical fibers;
the light-absorbing film is fixed to an emitting light path of the dielectric film; and
the light-absorbing film is configured to absorb short laser pulses emitted by the first laser to generate light-induced ultrasound;
the first fiber coupler is located on the emitting light path of the second laser, and the continuous laser beam emitted by the second laser passes through the first fiber coupler and is divided into an initial reference laser beam and a plurality of detection laser beams;
the AOFS is located on the light path of the initial reference laser beam;
the initial reference laser beam passes through the AOFS and the second fiber coupler in sequence to generate a plurality of frequency-shifted reference laser beams, and the plurality of frequency-shifted reference laser beams comprise a first frequency-shifted reference laser beam and a plurality of second frequency-shifted reference laser beams;
the third fiber coupler is located on the emitting light path of the first frequency-shifted reference laser beam;
the first photodiode is located on the emitting light path of the third fiber coupler;
and the first photodiode is configured to output a plurality of carrier signals;
the plurality of second frequency-shifted reference laser beams, the plurality of detection laser beams, the plurality of fiber loopbacks, the plurality of fourth fiber couplers, the plurality of second photodiodes, the plurality of carrier signals and the plurality of frequency mixers are in one-to-one correspondence;
the plurality of fiber loopbacks are located on the light paths of the plurality of detection laser beams, respectively;
each detection laser beam passes through the corresponding fiber loopback and reaches the dielectric film that is configured to reflect the detection laser beam; each detection laser beam interferes with the corresponding second frequency-shifted reference laser beam after being reflected to produce interference light;
the interference light passes through the corresponding fourth fiber coupler and reaches the corresponding second photodiode to produce a frequency-modulated signal;
the frequency-modulated signal and the corresponding carrier signal are input to the corresponding frequency mixer to produce a mixed signal; and
the acquisition unit is configured to acquire the mixed signals output by the plurality of frequency mixers separately to obtain a vibration signal for the to-be-detected object.

2. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 1 ;
wherein the short laser pulses emitted by the first laser are irradiated to the dielectric film by gating to the optical fiber corresponding to a branch via the optical switch, then pass through the dielectric film, and are irradiated to the light-absorbing film; and
the light-absorbing film generates light-induced ultrasound to detect the to-be-detected object.

3. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 2 ;
wherein the dielectric film is formed by alternately stacking a plurality of dielectric film layers, and has selective transparency for light of different wavelengths; and
the dielectric film is configured to transmit short laser pulses emitted by the first laser, and reflect the continuous laser beam emitted by the second laser.

4. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 2 ;
wherein the ultrasonic pulse has a width of 1 ns to 30 ns.

5. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 4 ;
wherein the ultrasonic pulse has a frequency band range of 0.5 MHz to 60 MHz.

6. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 2 ;
wherein the continuous laser beam produced by the second laser has a wavelength of 1,310 nm.

7. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 1 ;
wherein the first frequency-shifted reference laser beam and the initial reference laser beam are both incident on the third fiber coupler;
and the light emitted by the third fiber coupler is a laser beam with carrier information.

8. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 1 ;
wherein the device further comprises a first amplifier and a plurality of second amplifiers;
an input end of the first amplifier is connected to an output end of the first photodiode;
an output end of the first amplifier is electrically connected to first input ends of the plurality of frequency mixers; and
the output end of the first amplifier outputs a plurality of amplified signals that enter a corresponding frequency mixer via a corresponding first input end;
input ends of the plurality of second amplifiers are electrically connected to respective output ends of the second photodiodes; and
output ends of the plurality of second amplifiers are electrically connected to respective second input ends of the plurality of frequency mixers; and
a plurality of amplified signals output by the first amplifier, the plurality of second amplifiers and the plurality of frequency mixers are in one-to-one correspondence.

9. The all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference according to claim 1 ;
wherein the short laser pulse produced by the first laser has a wavelength of 532 nm.

Assignees

• Univ Beihang

Inventors

• Ma Jianguo
• Xu Lijun
• Ma Xiangdong
• Fu Bo

Classifications

• G01N2291/106

  one or more transducer arrays · CPC title

• G01N29/2418 Primary

  using optoacoustic interaction with the material, e.g. laser radiation, photoacoustics (photoacoustic cells G01N21/1702; measuring characteristics of vibrations by using radiation-sensitive means G01H9/00; acousto-optical conversion techniques for short-range imaging G01S15/8965; sound-producing devices using laser bundle G10K15/046) · CPC title

• G01N21/1702

  with opto-acoustic detection, e.g. for gases or analysing solids · CPC title

• G01N2201/0833

  Fibre array at detector, resolving · CPC title

• G01B9/02002 Primary

  using two or more frequencies · CPC title