本文主要利用兩個聲光調制器(Acousto-Optic Modulator, AOM)來產生一外差光源,再配合表面電漿共振(Surface plasmon resonance, SPR)技術來檢測出水中的氣泡數目。 當光束在水中接觸到氣泡時,會因折射率的不同而造成光束偏離共振角,使得相位產生急遽的變化,而此相位變化經光偵測器(Photodetector)擷取再由鎖相放大器(Lock-In Amplifier, SR830)來解析相位,最後再把信號輸出至計數器上來完成氣泡數目的檢測。 最後,在實際量測氣泡時平均相對誤差為0.28%~2.29%。在模擬氣泡速度為2 時,可量測到的最小直徑為0.2 的氣泡;在模擬氣泡速度為60 時,可量測到的最小直徑為0.6 的氣泡。
In this paper, we use two acousto-optic modulators (AOM) with a laser to produce a common-path heterodyne light source. This phase detection technique combines with a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is used to detect the number of bubbles in water. When a bubble exposed to light in water, the light deviates from the resonant angle caused by the bubble to change the phase largely in the p-polarization. From the phase change, we should count the bubble 's number at a cross section in read-time. Finally, in the actual measurements of bubbles, average relative error is 0.28% - 2.292%. When the speed of water is 2.0 , the measurable minimum diameter of bubble is 0.2 ; As the speed is 60 , the measurable minimum diameter of bubble is 0.6 .