The investigation of liquid analysis method based on fiber micro-drop sensor

Weimin Sun; Xiaomei Li; Youmin Zeng

doi:10.1117/12.725905

5 March 2007 The investigation of liquid analysis method based on fiber micro-drop sensor

Weimin Sun, Xiaomei Li, Youmin Zeng

Proceedings Volume 6595, Fundamental Problems of Optoelectronics and Microelectronics III; 65952S (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.725905
Event: Fundamental Problems of Optoelectronics and Microelectronics III, 2006, Harbin, China

Abstract

A portable and practical fiber micro-drop sensor, with which can determine the refractive index and the concentration of the liquid, has be designed and realized. The advantages of this sensors combines simplicity of structure, facility of operation, wide range of measurement and low price. Liquid drops formed at the tip of a liquid sensing head are measured by a fiber sensor. The fiber sensor works as follows: infrared light source is injected into the drop through an optical fiber and the total internal reflections and absorptions are detected by a photo detector. A drop speed independent one-dimensional waveform, fiber fingerprint drop trace (FFDT), is generated. Liquid surface tension, refractive index and dielectric constant can be estimated from the fingerprint. For the effective use of the sensor, a new on-line method of liquid drop analysis is proposed, which is used for liquid discrimination with the orderliness of the fiber fingerprint drop trace. To compare two fingerprints effectively, signal analysis is required. Comparing fiber fingerprint drop trace, which might cause peaks and valleys in the trace at almost the same wavelet, digital signals process is more intuitionist. Analyzing every part of the fingerprint drop trace with impactful signal analysis method, as Fast Fourier Transform algorithm and correlative analysis, some orderliness can be revealed. Colligating the orderliness, we can discriminate all kinds of liquids or their characteristic parameters, such as liquid concentration, refractive index and so on.

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Weimin Sun, Xiaomei Li, and Youmin Zeng "The investigation of liquid analysis method based on fiber micro-drop sensor", Proc. SPIE 6595, Fundamental Problems of Optoelectronics and Microelectronics III, 65952S (5 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.725905

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