OPTICAL FIBRE INTERFEROMETER AND OPTICAL FIBRE PIEZO-ELECTRIC MODULATOR
    1.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL FIBRE INTERFEROMETER AND OPTICAL FIBRE PIEZO-ELECTRIC MODULATOR 审中-公开
    光纤干涉仪和光纤光电调制器

    公开(公告)号:WO1996027121A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-09-06

    申请号:PCT/RU1996000045

    申请日:1996-02-27

    CPC classification number: G02F1/0134 G01B9/02091 G01B2290/35 G02F1/2252

    Abstract: The invention relates to industrial physics, in particular to the class of devices used for investigating the internal structure of objects, and can be used in medicine for diagnosis of the state of individual organs and systems in a human subject, in particular for optical coherence tomography, and in industrial diagnostics, e.g. for monitoring industrial processes. The aim of the invention is to create an optical fibre interferometer which, when used as part of an optical coherence tomography system, will permit investigation of mediums with low characteristic times for changes in characteristics or position relative to the optical probe, for example in in vivo investigation of tissues. Another aim of the present invention is to produce an optical fibre piezo-electric transducer suitable for use in an optical fibre interferometer to ensure that the mediums in question are scanned to the requisite depth. In the optical fibre interferometer as developed, the piezo-electric transducer in the form of an optical fibre controlled delay line serves as the optical fibre part of the interferometer leg which allows the virtual inertia-free adjustment of the length of the interferometer leg and therefore adjustment of the difference in optical lengths of the legs by a factor of at least several tens of times the working wavelengths of the interferometer. The optical fibre piezo-electric transducer as designed takes the form of an optical fibre piezo-electric controlled delay line and comprises a piezo-ceramic wafer on the opposing surfaces of which are provided electrodes and an optical fibre. It is expedient to make the wafer in the form of a disc and to lay the fibre in a spiral, which ensures that the length of the optical fibre can be altered within broad limits without inertia and with a transducer of small dimensions.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及工业物理学,特别涉及用于调查物体内部结构的装置类别,并且可用于医学诊断人类受试者个体器官和系统的状态,特别是用于光学相干层析成像 ,以及工业诊断,例如 用于监测工业过程。 本发明的目的是创建一种光纤干涉仪,当光学相干断层摄影系统被用作光学相干断层扫描系统的一部分时,将允许对特性或介质相对于光学探针变化的特性时间较低的介质进行研究,例如在 组织体内研究。 本发明的另一个目的是生产一种适用于光纤干涉仪的光纤压电换能器,以确保所讨论的介质被扫描到必要的深度。 在开发的光纤干涉仪中,光纤控制延迟线形式的压电换能器用作干涉仪腿的光纤部分,允许虚拟无惯性地调节干涉仪腿的长度,因此 将腿的光学长度的差异调整为干涉仪的工作波长的至少几十倍。 设计的光纤压电换能器采用光纤压电控制延迟线的形式,并且在其相对表面上设置有电极和光纤的压电陶瓷晶片。 将晶片制成圆盘的形式是有利的,并且将纤维铺设成螺旋状,这确保光纤的长度可以在无惯性的宽范围内和小尺寸的换能器中改变。

    OPTICAL FIBRE INTERFEROMETER AND OPTICAL FIBRE PIEZO-ELECTRIC MODULATOR
    2.
    发明公开
    OPTICAL FIBRE INTERFEROMETER AND OPTICAL FIBRE PIEZO-ELECTRIC MODULATOR 失效
    INTERFEROMETER麻省理工学院OPTISCHEN着重UND PIEZOELEKTRISCHER调制器MIT OPTISCHEN FASERN

    公开(公告)号:EP0831312A4

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-17

    申请号:EP96906116

    申请日:1996-02-27

    CPC classification number: G02F1/0134 G01B9/02091 G01B2290/35 G02F1/2252

    Abstract: The invention relates to industrial physics, in particular to the class of devices used for investigating the internal structure of objects, and can be used in medicine for diagnosis of the state of individual organs and systems in a human subject, in particular for optical coherence tomography, and in industrial diagnostics, e.g. for monitoring industrial processes. The aim of the invention is to create an optical fibre interferometer which, when used as part of an optical coherence tomography system, will permit investigation of mediums with low characteristic times for changes in characteristics or position relative to the optical probe, for example in in vivo investigation of tissues. Another aim of the present invention is to produce an optical fibre piezo-electric transducer suitable for use in an optical fibre interferometer to ensure that the mediums in question are scanned to the requisite depth. In the optical fibre interferometer as developed, the piezo-electric transducer in the form of an optical fibre controlled delay line serves as the optical fibre part of the interferometer leg which allows the virtual inertia-free adjustment of the length of the interferometer leg and therefore adjustment of the difference in optical lengths of the legs by a factor of at least several tens of times the working wavelengths of the interferometer. The optical fibre piezo-electric transducer as designed takes the form of an optical fibre piezo-electric controlled delay line and comprises a piezo-ceramic wafer on the opposing surfaces of which are provided electrodes and an optical fibre. It is expedient to make the wafer in the form of a disc and to lay the fibre in a spiral, which ensures that the length of the optical fibre can be altered within broad limits without inertia and with a transducer of small dimensions.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及工业物理学,特别是涉及用于研究物体内部结构的一类设备,并且可以用于诊断人体内个体器官和系统状态的医学中,特别是用于光学相干断层扫描 ,并在工业诊断,例如 用于监控工业过程。 本发明的目的是创建一种光纤干涉仪,当其用作光学相干断层扫描系统的一部分时,将允许研究具有低特征时间的介质以改变相对于光学探针的特性或位置,例如在 体内组织研究。 本发明的另一个目的是生产一种适用于光纤干涉仪的光纤压电换能器,以确保所述介质被扫描到必要的深度。 在所开发的光纤干涉仪中,光纤控制延迟线形式的压电换能器用作干涉仪支路的光纤部分,其允许干涉仪支路的长度的虚拟无惯性调节,并且因此 调节腿的光学长度的差异至少是干涉仪工作波长的几十倍。 所设计的光纤压电换能器采用光纤压电控制延迟线的形式,并且包括压电陶瓷晶片,其相对表面上提供电极和光纤。 制造圆盘形式的晶片并将光纤置于螺旋中是有利的,这确保了光纤的长度可以在宽范围内变化而无惯性并且具有小尺寸的传感器。

    OPTICAL FIBRE INTERFEROMETER AND OPTICAL FIBRE PIEZO-ELECTRIC MODULATOR
    3.
    发明公开
    OPTICAL FIBRE INTERFEROMETER AND OPTICAL FIBRE PIEZO-ELECTRIC MODULATOR 失效
    干燥器麻省理工学院软件开发商

    公开(公告)号:EP0831312A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-25

    申请号:EP96906116.7

    申请日:1996-02-27

    CPC classification number: G02F1/0134 G01B9/02091 G01B2290/35 G02F1/2252

    Abstract: The invention is related to technical physics, in particular to devices for investigating the internal structure of objects and can be used for investigating the internal structure of objects and can be used in medicine for diagnostics of human organs and systems, in particular for optical coherence tomography and in technical diagnostics, for example technological process control. The invention relates to the creation of an optical-fiber interferometer, which, being used in a device for optical coherence tomography, allows one to investigate media with short time of changing of optical characteristics or its position relative to the optical probe, for example biotissues in vivo. The invention also relates to the creation of a piezoelectric, suitable for use in the interferometer and for providing the necessary scanning depth in the mentioned media. In the described optical fiber interferometer the piezoelectric modulator, constructed as a fiber optic piezoelectric controllable delay line, performs a function of the fiber part of the interferometer arm which allows one to change practically inertialess the optical path in the interferometer arm and consequently an optical path difference at least to several tens of the working wavelengths. The described modulator is constructed as a fiber optic piezoelectric controllable delay line and contains a piezoelectric plate with electrodes and an optical fiber situated on its opposite sides. It is expedient to make the plate in a disk form and to put the fiber as a spiral which allows one to change the optical path in a wide range while keeping the modulator inertialess and compact.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及技术物理学,特别涉及用于调查物体内部结构的装置,可用于调查物体的内部结构,并可用于医学诊断人体器官和系统,特别是用于光学相干断层扫描 和技术诊断,例如工艺过程控制。 本发明涉及光纤干涉仪的创建,该光纤干涉仪用于光学相干断层摄影装置中,可以以较短时间改变光学特性或其相对于光学探针的位置来调查介质,例如生物组织 体内。 本发明还涉及一种适用于干涉仪并用于在所述介质中提供所需的扫描深度的压电体的产生。 在所描述的光纤干涉仪中,构造为光纤压电可控延迟线的压电调制器执行干涉仪臂的光纤部分的功能,其允许实际上改变干涉仪臂中的光路的惯性,并因此改变光路 差异至少达数十个工作波长。 所描述的调制器被构造为光纤压电可控延迟线,并且包含具有位于其相对侧上的电极和光纤的压电板。 将板制成盘形并将光纤放置成螺旋状是有利的,其允许在宽范围内改变光路,同时保持调制器的惯性和紧凑性。

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