Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 50, Issue 9, 0912001(2021)

Development of Miniature Optical Encoder for Precise Displacement Measurement

Zhengjie WEI, Di ZHANG, and Guanhao WU
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  • State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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    Schematic diagram of double grating diffraction
    Schematic diagram of double grating interferometric scanning measurement system
    Schematic diagram of the diffraction efficiency of the dual grating system
    Curve of interference signal contrast of I1 and diffraction efficiency r1
    Physical image of grating element
    Reading head and measuring grating of grating displacement sensor
    Signal processing circuit board and its signal output
    Principle prototype of grating displacement sensor
    Sensor performance test experimental device
    Signal processing flow of sensor performance test
    Comparison of measurement results of grating encoder and capacitance sensor
    Displacement measurement stability of the sensor
    The output signal of the encoder at a speed of 10 mm/s
    • Table 1. Displacement measurement results of grating encoder and capacitive sensor

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      Table 1. Displacement measurement results of grating encoder and capacitive sensor

      TestsDisplacement measured by grating encoderDisplacement measured by capacitive sensor
      14.9564.847
      24.9284.812
      34.9984.870
      44.9534.841
      54.9214.839
      Standard deviation/μm0.030 50.020 8
    • Table 2. Partial performance comparison between grating sensor and other systems

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      Table 2. Partial performance comparison between grating sensor and other systems

      PerformanceGrating encoderLDGI systemHEIDENHAIN LIP481
      Size32 mm×28 mm×15 mm50 mm×45 mm×24 mm28 mm×18 mm×24 mm
      Grating pitch1 μm1 μm4 μm
      Signal period500 nm500 nm2 μm
      Repeatability±30 nm±10 nm±0.5 μm
      Short-term stability5 nm-2 nm
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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: May. 9, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 17, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 22, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20215009.0912001

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