Velocity measurement techniques based on laser feedback effect

ZHAO Shi-jie; ZHANG Peng; ZHANG Yong-qin; YANG Yu-ping; DENG Yong

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Velocity measurement techniques based on laser feedback effect

1.
School of Mechanical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China;
2.
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Corresponding author: DENG Yong, dengy@ntu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2011-07-26
Accepted Date: 2011-08-15

Abstract

Laser-feedback phenomena have been extensively investigated and concerned,and Doppler velocimetry is one of the important branches of laser-feedback research fields.The basic principle of laser-feedback Doppler velocimetry was introduced.Then the structures,principle,advantages and disadvantages of three types of laser Doppler velocimetry based on feedback effect were reviewed and discussed in detail.Finally,the development of velocity measurement based on laser feedback effect was also discussed.
- laser technique,
- Doppler velocimetry,
- laser feedback,
- self-mixing interference,
- dual-frequency laser

References

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[2]	BARKER L M,HOLLENBACH E.Interferometer technique for measuring the dynamic mechanical properties of materials[J].Review of Scientific Instruments,1965,36(11):1617-1620.
[3]	SIMPSON D,SMY P R.Optical mixing of laser radiation reflected from a shock wave[J].Journal of Applied Physics,1969,40(12):4928-4932.
[4]	HILLIARD R L,SHEPHERD G G.Wide-angle Michelson interferometer for measuring Doppler line widths[J].Journal of the Optical Society of America,1966,56(3):362-369.
[5]	NEJAD S M,OLYAEE S.Accuracy improvement by nonlinearity reduction in two-frequency laser heterodyne interferometer[C]//13th IEEE International Conference on Electronics,Circuits and Systems.Piscataway,New Jersey,USA:IEEE,2006:914-917.
[6]	EOM T B,CHOI T Y,LEE K H,et al.A simple method for the compensation of the nonlinearity in the heterodyne interferometer[J].Measurement Science & Technology,2002,13(2):222-225.
[7]	ZHANG Y Y,GONG K,HE Sh F,et al.Progress in laser Doppler velocity measurement techniques[J].Laser & Infrared,2010,40(11):1157-1162(in Chinese).
[8]	KING P G R,STEWARD G J.Metrology with an optical maser[J].New Science,1963,17:180-182.
[9]	LANG R,KOBAYASHI K.External optical feedback effects on semiconductor injection laser properties[J].IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics,1980,QE16(3):347-355.
[10]	SHIMIZU E T.Directional discrimination in the self-mixing type laser Doppler velocimeter[J].Applied Optics,1987,26(21):4541-4544.
[11]	GROOT P,GALLATIN G,GARDOPEE G,et al.Laser feedback metrology of optical systems[J].Applied Optics,1989,28(13):2462-2464.
[12]	PETERMANN K.Laser diode modulation and noise[M].Boston,USA:Kluwer Academic Publishers,1991:251-256.
[13]	WANG W M,BOYLE W J O,GRATTAN K T V,et al.Self-mixing interference in a diode laser:experimental observations and theoretical analysis[J].Applied Optics,1993,32(9):1551-1558.
[14]	ZHU H W,YE H Y.Research and measurement of feedback strength of optical feedback self-mixing interferometry systems[J].Laser Technology,2010,34(6):847-850(in Chinese).
[15]	ZHANG S L.Laser feedback technology and its development[J].Laser & Optoelectronics Progress,2007(11):65-71(in Chinese).
[16]	RUDD M J.A laser Doppler velocimeter employing the laser as a mixer-oscillator[J].Journal of Physics,1968,E1(7):723-726.
[17]	WANG W M,BOYLE W J O,GRATTAN K T V,et al.Fiber-optic Doppler velocimeter that incorporates active optical feedback from a diode laser[J].Optics Letters,1992,17(11):819-821.
[18]	CHURNSIDE J H.Laser Doppler velocimetry by modulating a CO2laser with backscattered light[J].Applied Optics,1984,23(1):61-66.
[19]	óZDEMIR S K,TAKAMIYA S,ITO S,et al.Self-mixing laser speckle velocimeter for blood flow measurement[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,2000,49(5):1029-1035.
[20]	SHINOHARA S,NAITO H,YOSHIDA H,et al.Compact and versatile self-mixing type semiconductor laser Doppler velocimeters with direction-discrimination circuit[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,1989,38(2):574-577.
[21]	OTSUKA K,KAWM R,ASAKAWA Y,et al.Highly sensitive selfmixing measurement of Brillouin scattering with a laser-diodepumped microchip LiNdP4O12 laser[J].Optics Letters,1999,24(24):1862-1864.
[22]	JENTINK H W,MUL F F M,SUICHIES H E,et al.Small laser Doppler velocimeter based on the self-mixing effect in a diode laser[J].Applied Optics,1988,27(2):379-385.
[23]	SHINOHARA S,MOCHIZUKI A,YOSHIDA H,et al.Laser Doppler velocimeter using the self-mixing effect of a semiconductor laser diode[J].Applied Optics,1986,25(9):1417-1419.
[24]	KAWAI R,ASAKAWA Y,OTSUKA K.Ultrahigh-sensitivity selfmixing laser Doppler velocimetry with laser-diode-pumped microchip LiNdP4O12 lasers[J].IEEE Photonics Technology Letters,1999,11(6):706-708.
[25]	KERVEVAN L,GILLES H,GIRARD S,et al.Self-mixing laser Doppler velocimetry with a dual-polarization Yb∶ Er glass laser[J].Applied Physics,2007,B86(1):169-176.
[26]	KLIESE R,LIM Y L,BOSCH T,et al.GaN laser self-mixing velocimeter for measuring slow flows[J].Optics Letters,2010,35(6):814-816.
[27]	GUI H Q,LÜL,XU J,et al.New laser Doppler velocimetry using self-mixing effect in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser modulated by triangular current[J].Proceedings of SPIE,2005,5644:199-204.
[28]	ALBERT J,SORIANO M C,VERETENNICOFF I,et al.Laser Doppler velocimetry with polarization-bistable VCSELs[J].IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics,2004,10(5):1006-1012.
[29]	PERCHOUX J,DOUGAN H E D,BONY F,et al.Photodiode-free Doppler velocimeter based on self-mixing effect in commercial VCSELs[C]//IEEE Sensors 2008 Conference.Lecce,Italy:IEEE,2008:290-293.
[30]	KOELINK M H,SLOT M,MUL F F M,et al.Laser Doppler velocimeter based on the self-mixing effect in a fiber-coupled semiconductor laser:theory[J].Applied Optics,1992,31(18):3401-3408.
[31]	PLANTIER G,SERVAGENT N,SOURICE A,et al.Real-time parametric estimation of velocity using optical feedback interferometry[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,2001,50(4):915-919.
[32]	ZHANG Zh Y,GAO Y,ZHAO X H,et al.Theoretic analysis on the maximum measurable velocity of a self-mixing laser diode velocimeter[J].Proceedings of SPIE,2009,7382:73821M1-73821M6.
[33]	SCALISE L,PAONE N.Laser Doppler vibrometry based on selfmixing effect[J].Optics and Lasers in Engineering,2002,38(3/4):173-184.
[34]	LIU M,ZHANG Y,SUN J Y.Study on self-mixing interference effect with compensative cavity[J].Laser Technology,20.10,34(2):206-209(in Chinese).
[35]	HUANG W,GUI H Q,LU L,et al.Effect of angle of incidence on self-mixing laser Doppler velocimeter and optimization of the system[J].Optics Communications,2008,281(6):1662-1667.
[36]	LÜL,DAI J J,ZHU J,et al.Accuracy of velocity measurement based on self-mixing laser Doppler velocimer setup[J].Opto-Electronic Engineering,2010,37(6):6-10(in Chinese).
[37]	SHIBATA T,SHINOHARA S,IKEDA H,et al.Laser speckle velocimeter using self-mixing laser diode[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,1996,45(2):1398-1400.
[38]	HAND F,WANG M,ZHOU J P.Self-mixing speckle in an erbiumDoped fiber ring laser and its application to velocity sensing[J].IEEE Photonics Technology Letters,2007,19(18):1398-1400.
[39]	HAGE R H,BOSCH T,PLANTIER G,et al.Modeling and analysis of speckle effects for velocity measurements with self-mixing laser diode sensors[C]//IEEE Sensors Conference.Piscataway,New Jersey,USA:IEEE,2008:953-956.
[40]	LIU G,ZHANG Sh L.Self-mixing laser doppler velocimeter based on dual frequency lasers[J].Proceedings of SPIE,2005,5633:363-370.
[41]	ZHANG Sh L.Physical characteristics of orthogonally polarized dual frequency laser by cavity tuning[J].Laser & Optoelectronics Progress,2011(5):1-17(in Chinese).
[42]	KERVEVAN L,GILLES H,GIRARD S,et al.Absolute distance measurement with heterodyne optical feedback on a Yb∶Er glass laser[J].Applied Optics,2006,45(17):4084-4091.

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Velocity measurement techniques based on laser feedback effect

Corresponding author: DENG Yong, dengy@ntu.edu.cn

1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China;

2. State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Received Date: 2011-07-26

Accepted Date: 2011-08-15

Available Online: 2012-03-25

Abstract: Laser-feedback phenomena have been extensively investigated and concerned,and Doppler velocimetry is one of the important branches of laser-feedback research fields.The basic principle of laser-feedback Doppler velocimetry was introduced.Then the structures,principle,advantages and disadvantages of three types of laser Doppler velocimetry based on feedback effect were reviewed and discussed in detail.Finally,the development of velocity measurement based on laser feedback effect was also discussed.

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[1]	SHEN X.Laser Doppler velocimetry and its application[M].Beijing:Tsinghua University Press,2004:1-5(in Chinese).
[2]	BARKER L M,HOLLENBACH E.Interferometer technique for measuring the dynamic mechanical properties of materials[J].Review of Scientific Instruments,1965,36(11):1617-1620.
[3]	SIMPSON D,SMY P R.Optical mixing of laser radiation reflected from a shock wave[J].Journal of Applied Physics,1969,40(12):4928-4932.
[4]	HILLIARD R L,SHEPHERD G G.Wide-angle Michelson interferometer for measuring Doppler line widths[J].Journal of the Optical Society of America,1966,56(3):362-369.
[5]	NEJAD S M,OLYAEE S.Accuracy improvement by nonlinearity reduction in two-frequency laser heterodyne interferometer[C]//13th IEEE International Conference on Electronics,Circuits and Systems.Piscataway,New Jersey,USA:IEEE,2006:914-917.
[6]	EOM T B,CHOI T Y,LEE K H,et al.A simple method for the compensation of the nonlinearity in the heterodyne interferometer[J].Measurement Science & Technology,2002,13(2):222-225.
[7]	ZHANG Y Y,GONG K,HE Sh F,et al.Progress in laser Doppler velocity measurement techniques[J].Laser & Infrared,2010,40(11):1157-1162(in Chinese).
[8]	KING P G R,STEWARD G J.Metrology with an optical maser[J].New Science,1963,17:180-182.
[9]	LANG R,KOBAYASHI K.External optical feedback effects on semiconductor injection laser properties[J].IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics,1980,QE16(3):347-355.
[10]	SHIMIZU E T.Directional discrimination in the self-mixing type laser Doppler velocimeter[J].Applied Optics,1987,26(21):4541-4544.
[11]	GROOT P,GALLATIN G,GARDOPEE G,et al.Laser feedback metrology of optical systems[J].Applied Optics,1989,28(13):2462-2464.
[12]	PETERMANN K.Laser diode modulation and noise[M].Boston,USA:Kluwer Academic Publishers,1991:251-256.
[13]	WANG W M,BOYLE W J O,GRATTAN K T V,et al.Self-mixing interference in a diode laser:experimental observations and theoretical analysis[J].Applied Optics,1993,32(9):1551-1558.
[14]	ZHU H W,YE H Y.Research and measurement of feedback strength of optical feedback self-mixing interferometry systems[J].Laser Technology,2010,34(6):847-850(in Chinese).
[15]	ZHANG S L.Laser feedback technology and its development[J].Laser & Optoelectronics Progress,2007(11):65-71(in Chinese).
[16]	RUDD M J.A laser Doppler velocimeter employing the laser as a mixer-oscillator[J].Journal of Physics,1968,E1(7):723-726.
[17]	WANG W M,BOYLE W J O,GRATTAN K T V,et al.Fiber-optic Doppler velocimeter that incorporates active optical feedback from a diode laser[J].Optics Letters,1992,17(11):819-821.
[18]	CHURNSIDE J H.Laser Doppler velocimetry by modulating a CO2laser with backscattered light[J].Applied Optics,1984,23(1):61-66.
[19]	óZDEMIR S K,TAKAMIYA S,ITO S,et al.Self-mixing laser speckle velocimeter for blood flow measurement[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,2000,49(5):1029-1035.
[20]	SHINOHARA S,NAITO H,YOSHIDA H,et al.Compact and versatile self-mixing type semiconductor laser Doppler velocimeters with direction-discrimination circuit[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,1989,38(2):574-577.
[21]	OTSUKA K,KAWM R,ASAKAWA Y,et al.Highly sensitive selfmixing measurement of Brillouin scattering with a laser-diodepumped microchip LiNdP4O12 laser[J].Optics Letters,1999,24(24):1862-1864.
[22]	JENTINK H W,MUL F F M,SUICHIES H E,et al.Small laser Doppler velocimeter based on the self-mixing effect in a diode laser[J].Applied Optics,1988,27(2):379-385.
[23]	SHINOHARA S,MOCHIZUKI A,YOSHIDA H,et al.Laser Doppler velocimeter using the self-mixing effect of a semiconductor laser diode[J].Applied Optics,1986,25(9):1417-1419.
[24]	KAWAI R,ASAKAWA Y,OTSUKA K.Ultrahigh-sensitivity selfmixing laser Doppler velocimetry with laser-diode-pumped microchip LiNdP4O12 lasers[J].IEEE Photonics Technology Letters,1999,11(6):706-708.
[25]	KERVEVAN L,GILLES H,GIRARD S,et al.Self-mixing laser Doppler velocimetry with a dual-polarization Yb∶ Er glass laser[J].Applied Physics,2007,B86(1):169-176.
[26]	KLIESE R,LIM Y L,BOSCH T,et al.GaN laser self-mixing velocimeter for measuring slow flows[J].Optics Letters,2010,35(6):814-816.
[27]	GUI H Q,LÜL,XU J,et al.New laser Doppler velocimetry using self-mixing effect in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser modulated by triangular current[J].Proceedings of SPIE,2005,5644:199-204.
[28]	ALBERT J,SORIANO M C,VERETENNICOFF I,et al.Laser Doppler velocimetry with polarization-bistable VCSELs[J].IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics,2004,10(5):1006-1012.
[29]	PERCHOUX J,DOUGAN H E D,BONY F,et al.Photodiode-free Doppler velocimeter based on self-mixing effect in commercial VCSELs[C]//IEEE Sensors 2008 Conference.Lecce,Italy:IEEE,2008:290-293.
[30]	KOELINK M H,SLOT M,MUL F F M,et al.Laser Doppler velocimeter based on the self-mixing effect in a fiber-coupled semiconductor laser:theory[J].Applied Optics,1992,31(18):3401-3408.
[31]	PLANTIER G,SERVAGENT N,SOURICE A,et al.Real-time parametric estimation of velocity using optical feedback interferometry[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,2001,50(4):915-919.
[32]	ZHANG Zh Y,GAO Y,ZHAO X H,et al.Theoretic analysis on the maximum measurable velocity of a self-mixing laser diode velocimeter[J].Proceedings of SPIE,2009,7382:73821M1-73821M6.
[33]	SCALISE L,PAONE N.Laser Doppler vibrometry based on selfmixing effect[J].Optics and Lasers in Engineering,2002,38(3/4):173-184.
[34]	LIU M,ZHANG Y,SUN J Y.Study on self-mixing interference effect with compensative cavity[J].Laser Technology,20.10,34(2):206-209(in Chinese).
[35]	HUANG W,GUI H Q,LU L,et al.Effect of angle of incidence on self-mixing laser Doppler velocimeter and optimization of the system[J].Optics Communications,2008,281(6):1662-1667.
[36]	LÜL,DAI J J,ZHU J,et al.Accuracy of velocity measurement based on self-mixing laser Doppler velocimer setup[J].Opto-Electronic Engineering,2010,37(6):6-10(in Chinese).
[37]	SHIBATA T,SHINOHARA S,IKEDA H,et al.Laser speckle velocimeter using self-mixing laser diode[J].IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement,1996,45(2):1398-1400.
[38]	HAND F,WANG M,ZHOU J P.Self-mixing speckle in an erbiumDoped fiber ring laser and its application to velocity sensing[J].IEEE Photonics Technology Letters,2007,19(18):1398-1400.
[39]	HAGE R H,BOSCH T,PLANTIER G,et al.Modeling and analysis of speckle effects for velocity measurements with self-mixing laser diode sensors[C]//IEEE Sensors Conference.Piscataway,New Jersey,USA:IEEE,2008:953-956.
[40]	LIU G,ZHANG Sh L.Self-mixing laser doppler velocimeter based on dual frequency lasers[J].Proceedings of SPIE,2005,5633:363-370.
[41]	ZHANG Sh L.Physical characteristics of orthogonally polarized dual frequency laser by cavity tuning[J].Laser & Optoelectronics Progress,2011(5):1-17(in Chinese).
[42]	KERVEVAN L,GILLES H,GIRARD S,et al.Absolute distance measurement with heterodyne optical feedback on a Yb∶Er glass laser[J].Applied Optics,2006,45(17):4084-4091.

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