Towards Quantitative Diagnostics using Short-Pulse Laser Techniques
(2012) In Lund Report on Combustion Physics LRCP-160.- Abstract
- Laser based diagnostic tools have had an exploding impact on fundamental as
well as applied research in a number of disciplines, such as biomedicine, physical
chemistry etc over the last decades. Whereas fundamental research often investigate
phenomena in extreme conditions, applied research aims at performing in-situ
measurements, in order to understand the many aspects and entangled phenomena
that affects the research of interest. Moreover, laser measurements performed
in applied research often aims at presenting images, since variations, fluctuations
and the complexity of dynamical events are better viewed and understood in its
context, which is provided in an... (More) - Laser based diagnostic tools have had an exploding impact on fundamental as
well as applied research in a number of disciplines, such as biomedicine, physical
chemistry etc over the last decades. Whereas fundamental research often investigate
phenomena in extreme conditions, applied research aims at performing in-situ
measurements, in order to understand the many aspects and entangled phenomena
that affects the research of interest. Moreover, laser measurements performed
in applied research often aims at presenting images, since variations, fluctuations
and the complexity of dynamical events are better viewed and understood in its
context, which is provided in an image. Therefore, a number of diagnostic techniques
have been developed and demonstrated in this work to facilitate laser-based
studies in problematic environments. Issues that often makes optical measurements
problematic could be scattered light and interfering photo-induced signals.
Picosecond lasers and short gated ICCD cameras has been used to suppress interfering
signals in Raman as well as fluorescence studies. Moreover, a model so
simulate the detection has been developed that should be used to evaluate the
potential of performing temporal filtering. By using this evaluation tool, a specific
experimental setup can be evaluated in Raman as well as fluorescence measurements,
if the system is characterized and the temporal shape of the signals are
known. Temporal filtering should be considered as a complementary to other filtering
techniques, such as spectral or polarization filters. The simulating detection
model was further developed to determine temporal shapes of signals in an image.
We call this technique DIME, Dual Imaging with Modeling Evaluation, since two
acquired images are combined and evaluated by modeling the detection of these
two images. The most common application of such a scheme is fluorescence lifetime
imaging (FLI), which is a widely used optical tool in biomedicine. In comparison
to traditional FLI techniques, the DIME concept allows higher signal-to-noise ratios.
Furthermore, a rapid lifetime determination algorithm is presented, called
RGP-LD (Ramped Gain Profile-Lifetime Determination), that shows promising
potential for fluorescence lifetime imaging, especially in combination with DIME.
The DIME concept has been utilized to achieve quenching corrected fluorescence
images of formaldehyde in a flame, as well as quantitative oxygen concentration
measurements in toluene seeded N2/O2 flows. DIME was also evaluated in combination
with an optical measurement technique called SLIPI (Structured Laser
Illumination Planar Imaging).The combination of techniques was able to provide
quantitative fluorescence lifetime data even though the signal was collected through
multiple scattering media. Picosecond lasers and fast detection systems, such as
streak cameras, MCP-PMT, where used to demonstrate and develop picosecond
LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging). Such a scheme allows single ended measurements
in case of limited optical access, which most often is the case in practical
applications. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Popular Abstract in Swedish
Med utvecklingen av lasern tillkom ett diagnostiserningsverktyg för forskning inom medicin, biologi, fysik, kemi mm. En laser är i princip en ljuskälla som skickar ut ljus med synnerligen välbestämd färg och riktning. Ljus som har en viss färg kan påverka vissa molekyler och atomer. Under vissa förutsättningar svarar dessa ämnen genom att i sin tur skicka ut ljus i en annan färg som är typsikt för detta ämnen. Därför kan man mäta förekomsten av vissa ämnen med hjälp av laser. Det ljus som dessa ämnen skickar ut kan även bära på information av miljön som ämnet befinner sig i, såsom temperatur, tryck, förekomsten av andra ämnen osv. Det finns dock en hel uppsjö av andra mätmetoder som kan mäta... (More) - Popular Abstract in Swedish
Med utvecklingen av lasern tillkom ett diagnostiserningsverktyg för forskning inom medicin, biologi, fysik, kemi mm. En laser är i princip en ljuskälla som skickar ut ljus med synnerligen välbestämd färg och riktning. Ljus som har en viss färg kan påverka vissa molekyler och atomer. Under vissa förutsättningar svarar dessa ämnen genom att i sin tur skicka ut ljus i en annan färg som är typsikt för detta ämnen. Därför kan man mäta förekomsten av vissa ämnen med hjälp av laser. Det ljus som dessa ämnen skickar ut kan även bära på information av miljön som ämnet befinner sig i, såsom temperatur, tryck, förekomsten av andra ämnen osv. Det finns dock en hel uppsjö av andra mätmetoder som kan mäta liknande storheter, men den stora fördelen med laser är att man kan utföra beröringsfria mätningar, med hög prescision in-situ, dvs att man mäter objektet i dess naturliga miljö (”på plats”). Dessa fördelar gör lasermätningar synnerligen användbara i ett flertal forskningsområden, tex i medicinforskning då man kan göra mätningar inne i kroppen eller i förbränningsforskning där man inte stör förbränningen i en motorer eller gasturbinner.
Målet med det arbete som denna avhandling bygger på har varit att utveckla och demonstrera nya laserbaserade mättekniker för undersökningar av tillämpad karraktär, med inriktning på flödesdynamik och förbränning. De problem man försökt att handskas med är mätningar i besvärliga mätmiljöer. Typer av besvärligheter kan vara stora mängder ströljus eller då även ämnen utan intresse påverkas av laserljuset och förstör mätningen. Vidare har modeller utvecklats som gör att andra forskare ska kunna förutse potentialen för detta verktyg i sin forskning. Det har även utvecklats mätmetoder som skapar tvådimensionella bilder av hur ämnenas responssignal ser ut i tidsdomänen. Sådan information är av betydelse eftersom det ger information om ämnets omgivning, och är nödvändig om man ska kunna mäta ämneskoncentrationer från dessa responssignaler. Denna mätmetod möjligör även kvantitativa koncentrationer av ämnen i ett laserskott, vilket är en fördel när man studerar flödesdynamik och turbulens. Tekniken har vidare kombinerats med en tredje mätmetod som möjliggör mätningar av signalresponsens tidsberoende i besvärliga mätmiljöer där spritt ljus och andra störande ljuskällor kan undertryckas. Avhandlingen innehåller även utveckling och utnyttjande av avbildande mätmetoder av ämnen som tidigare inte varit möjliga att avbilda. Slutligen har utveckling och demonstration av en typ av ljusradar utförts som möjliggör mätningar av kvantitativa koncentrations- och temperaturmätningar med mycket hög rumsupplösning. (Less)
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- author
- Ehn, Andreas LU
- supervisor
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- Marcus Aldén LU
- opponent
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- Dr Brockhinke, Andreas, Fakultät für Chemie, Physikalische Chemie 1, Universität Bielefeld, Germany
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
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- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- PicoSecond Laser Diagnostics, Raman Scattering, Photo Fragmentation, Fluorescnece Lifetime Imaging, Temporal Filtering, Fysicumarkivet A:2012:Ehn, LIDAR, Laser-Induced Fluorescence
- in
- Lund Report on Combustion Physics
- volume
- LRCP-160
- pages
- 118 pages
- defense location
- Lecture Hall B, Fysicum, Sölvegatan 14 A, Lund University Faculty of Engineering
- defense date
- 2012-06-15 10:15:00
- ISSN
- 1102-8718
- language
- English
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- 6353aa1d-ac2e-4d7f-bbf8-9ae0d65862d1 (old id 2542654)
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