Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 0412001(2023)

Stress Birefringence Measurement Based on Double Cascaded Photoelastic Modulation with Differential Frequencies

Kewu Li1,2、aff*, Shuang Wang2、aff, Ziliang Liu2、aff, and Zhibin Wang2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi, China
  • 2Engineering and Technology Research Center of Shanxi Province for Opto-Electric Information and Instrument, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Schematic diagram of stress birefringence principle
    Schematic diagram of stress birefringence measurement system
    Experimental setup
    Bessel series
    Signals of driving voltage and modulation light
    Digital phase lock results of modulation light signals. (a) Amplitude of frequency multiplication terms; (b) ratio of frequency multiplication terms
    Soleil-Babinet compensator experiment. (a) Amplitude of frequency multiplication terms; (b) retardation; (c) azimuth angle of fast axis; (d) relationship between retardation and adjustment displacement
    Stress birefringence measurement experiment. (a) Retardation and birefringence; (b) azimuth angle of fast axis
    • Table 1. Experimental data of Soleil-Babinet compensator

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      Table 1. Experimental data of Soleil-Babinet compensator

      Adjustment displacement

      xi /mm

      Retardation of compensator /nmRetardation /nmError /nmRelative error /%

      Standard

      deviation /nm

      0.0230.84800.8530.0050.60.031
      0.1003.68603.617-0.069-1.90.020
      0.50018.429018.001-0.428-2.30.018
      0.90133.209032.986-0.223-0.70.014
      1.30147.952047.354-0.598-1.30.013
      1.70462.806062.091-0.715-1.10.020
      2.10477.549077.262-0.287-0.40.020
      2.50192.182091.559-0.623-0.70.022
      2.901106.9250105.397-1.528-1.40.022
      3.303121.7420121.404-0.338-0.30.030
      3.700136.3750136.300-0.075-0.10.029
      4.100151.1180151.053-0.065-0.10.032
      4.304158.6378158.017-0.620-0.40.031
    • Table 2. Experimental data of stress birefringence measurement

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      Table 2. Experimental data of stress birefringence measurement

      Applied pressure value /NStress retardation R /nmStandard deviation of retardation /nm

      Stress birefringence

      Δn /(nm·cm-1

      Standard deviation of stress birefringence /(nm·cm-1
      00.5580.0231.860.08
      3.52.1080.0307.030.10
      12.06.6770.03622.260.12
      20.011.2910.03437.640.11
      34.518.8030.03962.680.13
      39.521.3600.03871.200.13
      50.026.2620.05087.540.17
      54.229.2750.03797.580.12
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    Kewu Li, Shuang Wang, Ziliang Liu, Zhibin Wang. Stress Birefringence Measurement Based on Double Cascaded Photoelastic Modulation with Differential Frequencies[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(4): 0412001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Jul. 18, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 31, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Kewu (kewuli@nuc.edu.cn), Wang Zhibin (wangzhibin@nuc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221495

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