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Photothermal interIerometer is being investigated Ior possible use as a chemical detection sensor in chemical warIare. The purpose oI this project was to develop a Ieedback loop which controls a piezoelectric transducer. This soItware interIace also automates the Ieedback process to reach quadrature in a more systematic Iashion and reduces downtime.
Photothermal interIerometer is being investigated Ior possible use as a chemical detection sensor in chemical warIare. The purpose oI this project was to develop a Ieedback loop which controls a piezoelectric transducer. This soItware interIace also automates the Ieedback process to reach quadrature in a more systematic Iashion and reduces downtime.
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Photothermal interIerometer is being investigated Ior possible use as a chemical detection sensor in chemical warIare. The purpose oI this project was to develop a Ieedback loop which controls a piezoelectric transducer. This soItware interIace also automates the Ieedback process to reach quadrature in a more systematic Iashion and reduces downtime.
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Check how Ieedback loop works with cuvet introduced in the interIerometer
Use lockin ampliIier to ampliIy the signal we are attempting to detect
Use noise damping material to minimize ambient noise, and vibrations Irom the optical breadboard Application of LabView to Control the Feedback Loop in a Photothermal Interferometer 1.C.Alvarado / C.C. Davis, 1. Gillespie, P. Pellegrino, N. Fell Figure 1. Jamin Plate InterIerometer schematic A HeNe Laser used in conjunction with an IR Beam to analyze a gaseous sample oI a chemical at some minute concentration. Using a Jamin plate interIerometer conIiguration, the laser beam is split in halI through a beam splitter, producing two beams oI equal intensity and Irequency. II the beams are not balanced prior to the introduction oI IR beams, results could be skewed due to thermal driIt. The reason there is such a high concern about 'balancing the beams is that at this critical point the interIerometer is at its most sensitive position. Etalon #2 Detector #2 I R
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# 2 He-Ne laser Etalon #1 Detector #1 IR Laser #1 Mixing Crystal Gas Cell PZT Driver Beam Splitter Background Introduction The photothermal interIerometer is being investigated Ior possible use as a chemical detection sensor in chemical warIare. The purpose oI this project was to develop a Ieedback loop which controls a piezoelectric transducer. This soItware interIace was developed to both control the piezoelectric transducer and to reduce mechanical interaction with the interIerometer. The interIace also automates the Ieedback process to reach quadrature in a more systematic Iashion and reduces downtime. BIock Diagram of Interferometer Feedback Loop 1st & 2nd Derivatives taken to determine slope & direction oI PZT Initialize stepper motor Is Ieedback loop activated? Take the averaged diIIerence oI the values oI the beam intensities Are beam values within tolerance Out oI tolerance Within oI tolerance Gather data New Position within Physical constraints? Labview interIaces with hardware to give PZT position Position is adjusted Figure 2. LabView Iront panel Use LabView (Fig 2.) to control position oI piezoelectric drive Ior balancing interIerometer Determine direction & size oI steps via examination oI 1 st and 2 nd derivatives oI position vs. signal diIIerence curve Only activate Ieedback loop when IR beam excitation is oII MethodoIogy ResuIts Beam is Iired Irom the HeNe laser Beam is split by etalon plate IR laser is turned on and chopped at duty cycle Beams are recombined, with the phase change, in etalon #2 Beams are then reIlected to photodetectors, and processed by LabView ExperimentaI Setup These are the results, showing the sensitivity oI the interIerometer. These are readings taken by LabView, oI the signal picked up by the interIerometer, oI a 5/16 washer, dropped 4 It. away Irom the interIerometer. Future Directions