학술논문

A Multilongitudinal Mode Quadrature Laser Self-Mixing Vibration Sensor for Fault Diagnosis of Bearing
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Sensors Journal IEEE Sensors J. Sensors Journal, IEEE. 24(4):4407-4417 Feb, 2024
Subject
Signal Processing and Analysis
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Robotics and Control Systems
Vibrations
Measurement by laser beam
Laser modes
Laser theory
Laser feedback
Optical feedback
Frequency modulation
Fault diagnosis
laser self-mixing (SM) interferometer
multilongitudinal mode (MLM)
quadrature phase construction and demodulation algorithm
vibration sensor
Language
ISSN
1530-437X
1558-1748
2379-9153
Abstract
We theoretically propose and experimentally demonstrate a simple and compact approach for the first generation of multilongitudinal mode quadrature laser self-mixing (MQLSM) vibration sensor. This is achieved by constructing two polarized self-mixing (SM) signals with adjustable phase shifts in multilongitudinal mode (MLM) lasers, leveraging the inherent characteristics of MLM spacing. It is found that, in the prescribed MQLSM vibration sensor, a pair of SM signals with quadrature phase difference can be retrieved on demand by resorting to the quadrature-phase construction algorithm together with a circle fitting process, which makes the target vibration accessible based on the related quadrature demodulation method. More impressively, our proposed MQLSM sensor’s utility is exemplified in fault diagnosis of bearings as a proof of concept. Experimental results indicate that the vibration measurement error is less than 40 nm at a vibration amplitude of $5.00~\mu \text{m}$ and the measurement relative error of the characteristic frequency of fault bearing is less than 0.65%, thus enabling high-accuracy, compact, and robust MQLSM sensor. The findings presented here may hold extensive potential applications in online measurement, dynamic performance analysis, and beyond.