KR20170135141A - System for measuring light absorption cofficient in expended measuring volume - Google Patents

Abstract

The system for measuring the optical absorption coefficient of an aerosol sample whose measurement volume is expanded includes a light source section, an interference light forming section, a heating section, a polarization control section, a measuring section, and a calculating section. The interference light forming unit divides the light generated from the light source unit into first light and second light and guides the light to pass through the object to be measured. The first light and the second light are adjusted to generate a path difference between the first and second lights. The laser device, the first path changing unit, and the second path changing unit. The measurement unit obtains measurement values corresponding to the light amount of the polarization component, and the calculation unit calculates a light absorption coefficient of the measurement object based on the measurement value. Thus, the light absorption coefficient of the aerosol can be measured more easily and accurately.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a system for measuring the optical absorption coefficient of an aerosol having an expanded measurement volume,

The present invention relates to a light absorption coefficient measurement system and method, and more particularly, to a light absorption coefficient measurement system and a measurement method of an aerosol having an extended measurement object.

In general, aerosol refers to small particles of solid or liquid phase suspended in the atmosphere, scattering and absorbing light, affecting temperature, functioning as a nucleus in the formation of clouds or precipitation in the atmosphere, It acts as a factor that affects the weather and the climate affecting the air pollution through the reaction.

The optical absorption coefficient of aerosols existing in the atmosphere can be used as various data for judging global warming, and accurate measurement of the optical absorption coefficient using aerosol as a sample is required.

Conventionally, a method and an apparatus for measuring light absorption characteristics of a sample of Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2006-0050572 have been disclosed as a technique for measuring a characteristic of light absorption. However, the prior art has a problem that it is difficult to apply to the measurement of the light absorption coefficient for an aerosol.

Therefore, it is required to develop a light absorption coefficient measurement system capable of easily and accurately obtaining the light absorption coefficient of the aerosol.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for measuring the optical absorption coefficient of an aerosol in which the measurement volume is expanded to easily and accurately acquire the optical absorption coefficient of the aerosol.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of measuring the optical absorption coefficient of an aerosol in which the measurement volume is expanded to easily and accurately acquire the optical absorption coefficient of the aerosol.

An optical absorption coefficient measurement system of an aerosol according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a light source section, an interference light forming section, a heating section, a measuring section, and a calculating section. The light source unit generates light. Wherein the interference light forming unit divides the light generated from the light source unit into first light corresponding to a probe beam and second light corresponding to a reference beam and guides the light to pass through a receiving part for receiving an aerosol as an object to be measured, Has a first path and the second light has a second path different from the first path to form an interference light so that a predetermined path difference is generated between the first light and the second light. And the heating unit heats either the first light or the second light that passes through the receiving unit. The measuring unit obtains measurement values corresponding to the amount of the interference light formed by the interference light forming unit. Wherein the calculating unit calculates a light absorption coefficient of the measurement object using the measurement values measured by the measurement unit, the heating unit includes a laser device for forming the laser light, The optical path is changed so that the path of the laser light passing through the inside of the accommodating portion and the path of the second light cross at an angle of 1 DEG or less so as to increase the measurement volume of the other aerosol in the heating range of the two lights And a light path changing unit.

In one embodiment, in the interference light forming section, the optical path changing section transmits the first light to the inside of the accommodating section so that the laser light heats the first light, And a second path changing unit that transmits the first light that has passed through the accommodating unit and is transmitted to the inside of the accommodating unit by the first path changing unit toward the measuring unit, And a second path alteration restoration that reflects the laser light that has been reflected into the accommodating portion and passed through the accommodating portion in a direction different from the measurement portion, Wherein the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are arranged such that the laser light and the first light passing between the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit cross paths As shown in Fig.

On the other hand, the laser light has a wavelength within a first wavelength range, the second light has a wavelength within a second wavelength range, and the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are configured to switch the light in the first wavelength range And transmit the light in the second wavelength range.

On the other hand, the first wavelength range has a range of 495 nm to 570 nm, the second wavelength range has a range of 620 nm to 750 nm, and the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are dichroic mirrors .

In one embodiment, the interference light forming unit forms the second light by receiving the light generated from the light source unit, at least partially reflecting the first light, and transmitting at least part of the first light, A retroreflector for receiving the first light reflected from the beam splitter and the second light transmitted and reflected by the beam splitter and reflecting the reflected light toward the beam splitter, . ≪ / RTI >

For example, the beam splitter may include a beam splitter body, a beam splitter body formed on the first surface of the beam splitter body, for receiving the light generated from the light source unit to reflect the first light, And a second layer formed on a first surface of the beam splitter body and a second surface opposite to the first surface of the beam splitter body and reflecting the second light transmitted through the first layer toward the retro-reflector.

In one embodiment, the apparatus may further include a polarization controller for receiving the interference light formed by the interference light generator and adjusting a polarization state of the interference light.

The measuring unit may further include a beam splitting unit that receives the interference light and splits it into a third light of the first polarization component and a fourth light of the second polarization component, and a third splitting unit that splits the third light separated from the beam splitting unit Receiving element that emits light.

In addition, a pinhole may be disposed in the front surface of the light receiving element.

The heating unit may be configured to obtain a measured value corresponding to the first light amount of the first polarized light component before heating the heating unit and increase the voltage applied to the polarized light control unit from 0 until the measured value converges And setting a middle value of a measured value when the voltage is 0 and a measured value when the measured value converges to a reference value, and after heating of the heating unit, heating corresponding to the first light amount of the first polarized component The light absorption coefficient of the measurement object can be calculated based on the difference between the measured value after heating and the reference value.

For example, the calculation processing unit may calibrate the light absorption coefficient using the difference value and the reference light absorption coefficient measured in the reference measurement object having a known reference light absorption coefficient.

A method of measuring a light absorption coefficient according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes dividing light into first light corresponding to a probe beam and second light corresponding to a reference beam, Wherein the first light has a first path and the second light has a second path different from the first path so that interference light having a predetermined path difference between the first light and the second light, Receiving interference light formed by the interference light forming unit to obtain a measurement value corresponding to the first light amount of the first polarized light component by providing the measurement unit with the interference light formed by the interference light forming unit, Calculating a reference value based on the measured value, and heating the first light passing through the inside of the accommodating portion with the optical path adjusted.

In one embodiment, the method may further include adjusting a polarization state of the interference light formed by the interference light forming unit.

In one embodiment, the step of calculating the reference value may include increasing the voltage applied to the polarization control unit from 0 to the convergence of the measured value, and comparing the measured value when the voltage is 0 and the measured value, And setting the median value of the measured value at the time of the measurement to the reference value.

The step of heating the first light by the heating unit may include a step of generating laser light by the laser device and a step of increasing the measurement volume of the other aerosol in the heating range of the first light heated by the laser light. And changing the optical path of the optical path changing portion such that the path of the laser light passing through the inside of the accommodating portion and the path of the first light cross at an angle of less than 1 degree.

On the other hand, the step of changing the optical path changing unit of the optical path changing unit may be such that the first path changing unit transmits the first light into the accommodating unit so that the laser light heats the first light, And the second path changing unit transmits the first light that has been transmitted through the receiving portion and passed through the receiving portion to the measuring portion, and the first path changing unit transmits the first light, Wherein the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are arranged so that the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are arranged so that the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit, And the laser light and the first light passing between the second path changing units have a path crossing at an angle of not more than 1 deg.

In one embodiment, after heating of the heating section, Wherein the measuring unit obtains a measured post-heating value corresponding to a first amount of light of the first polarized light component, and calculating a light absorption coefficient of the measured object based on a difference between the post-heating measured value and the reference value .

On the other hand, before the step of calculating the light absorption coefficient of the measurement object, the step of acquiring the difference value of the reference measurement object having a known reference light absorption coefficient, The step of calculating the coefficient may include the step of calibrating the light absorption coefficient of the measurement object using the reference light absorption coefficient of the reference measurement object.

According to the present invention, a light absorption coefficient is calculated by using the difference from the measurement values corresponding to the light quantity of light obtained by dividing light and generating an interference light by adjusting the optical path so that a path difference is generated, and dividing the interference light again , The measurement volume is extended by crossing the path of the laser beam for heating the sample with the path of the probe beam passing through the inside of the receiving part including the sample to 1 degree or less so that the light absorption coefficient of the sample such as the aerosol is It can be measured more easily.

In addition, by using a pinhole and a laser filter, light excluding light generated from the light source portion is cut off, and light in an effective range is received, so that a measured value from which noise has been removed can be easily obtained.

1 is a block diagram showing a light absorption coefficient measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of an interference light forming unit of the optical absorption coefficient measurement system of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a block diagram specifically illustrating an example of a polarization controller, a measurement unit, and a calculation unit of the optical absorption coefficient measurement system of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a graph comparing signals measured after heating the probe beam using the heating unit of FIG. 1 and signals measured after heating the probe beam using the heating unit of the related art.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprising" or "having ", and the like, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a light absorption coefficient measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a light absorption coefficient measurement system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a light source 110, an interference light generator 120, a light source 130, a polarization controller 140, (150) and a calculation unit (160).

The light source unit 110 generates light.

The light source unit 110 may include a laser light source. For example, the light source unit 110 may include a light source for irradiating He-Ne laser light of approximately 632 nm.

The light emitted from the light source 110 may be polarized at a predetermined angle. For example, the predetermined angle to be polarized may be approximately 45 degrees. Accordingly, the light beams branched by the beam splitter 122 (see Fig. 2) of the interference light forming unit 120, which will be described later, can form each path with an appropriate amount of light.

The interference light forming unit 120 divides the light generated from the light source unit 110 into first light and second light and guides the light to pass through the measurement object. The first light has a first path and the second light has a second path different from the first path so that the optical path is adjusted such that a predetermined path difference is generated between the first light and the second light.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of an interference light forming unit of the optical absorption coefficient measurement system of FIG. 1. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, in one embodiment, the interference light forming unit 120 may include a beam splitter 122 and a retroreflector 124.

The beam splitter 122 receives the light generated from the light source 110 and at least partially reflects the light to form the first light L1 and transmits at least a portion of the first light L1 to form the second light L2. have. Further, the beam splitter 122 may reflect the transmitted second light L2 toward the retroreflector.

For example, one of the first light L1 and the second light L1 may correspond to a reference beam which is not heated by the heating unit 130, which will be described later, And may correspond to a probe beam heated by the heating unit 130.

Specifically, the beam splitter 122 may include a beam splitter body 122a, a first layer 122b, and a second layer 122c.

The first layer 122b is formed on at least a part of a first surface of the beam splitter body 122a and reflects the first light L1 by receiving light generated from the light source unit 110, And transmits the second light L2. The first layer 122b may be, for example, a polarizing beam splitter coating layer for beam splitting, and the back surface of the first layer 122b may be a reflecting surface surface to form the optical path shown in FIG. have.

The first layer 122b is formed by coating a material for polarizing the laser, for example, a material including a dielectric and inconel, chrome, etc. having partial light transmittance And the split ratio can be set to 10:90, 30:70, 50:50 or the like depending on the characteristics of the coating. By polarizing laser light generated from the light source part 110, for example, s-polarized light s the first light L1 being a p-polarized light and the second light L2 being a p-polarized light. Alternatively, the first light L1 may be p- and the second light L2 that is s-polarized light.

The second layer 122c is formed on at least a portion of a second surface of the beam splitter body 122a that is opposite to the first surface of the beam splitter body 122a and the second light L2 transmitted through the first layer 122b, Toward the retro-reflector 124 to be described later. The second layer 122c may be, for example, a reflective coating layer coated with a reflective material for reflection.

For example, the second layer 122c may be formed at a position deviated from the first layer 122b so that an optical path as shown in FIG. 2 can be formed.

The retro-reflector 124 receives the first light L1 reflected from the beam splitter 122 and the second light L2 transmitted and reflected by the beam splitter 122, 122).

The laser light generated from the light source unit 110 is divided into the first light L1 and the second light L2 according to the arrangement of the interference light forming unit 120, After being reflected by the reflector 124, form a path relatively outside and inward, respectively. The first light L1 is sequentially reflected by the second layer 122c and the first layer 122b and the second light L1 is transmitted through the first layer 122b, The first light L 1 and the second light L 2 meet each other and interfere with each other, and the interference light IL due to the interference is emitted to the outside of the beam splitter 122.

The heating unit 130 heats any one of the first light L1 and the second light L2 passing through the measurement object 10.

The measurement object 10 may be an aerosol that collectively refers to a solid or liquid particulate matter floating in the atmosphere. For example, the measurement target 10 may be a sample for which the measurement of the light absorption coefficient is desired. Such an aerosol can be collected through a collecting device such as a filter in the air, for example.

The measurement object 10 can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 170 and the accommodating portion 170 is formed with an inlet and an outlet to allow the measurement object to enter and exit.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the first light L1 may correspond to a probe beam heated by the heating unit 130, and the second light L2 may be incident on the heating unit 130). ≪ / RTI >

The heating unit 130 may include a laser device 132 for heating, and may be, for example, a diode pumped solid state (DPSS) laser having an output of approximately 1 W. Further, the laser device 132 may irradiate a laser beam corresponding to a wavelength of light to be measured. For example, a laser of a corresponding wavelength may be employed to measure absorption of a visible light region, A laser having a green wavelength can be employed. Alternatively, an infrared laser may be employed to measure the absorption of the infrared region.

The heating unit 130 may heat the probe beam passing through the measurement object 10 received in the receiver 170 using the laser beam generated from the laser device 132. Therefore, for example, the heating unit 130 may include a light path changing unit for effectively heating the probe beam using the laser beam formed by the laser device 132. The light path changing unit may include a first path changing unit 134a and a second path changing unit 134b.

The first path altering unit 134a may transmit the probe beam into the accommodating portion and reflect the laser beam into the accommodating portion so that the laser beam heats the probe beam, The path changing unit 134b transmits the second light that has been transmitted into the receiving portion by the first path changing unit 134a and passed through the receiving portion, toward the measuring portion, and the second path changing unit 134a To reflect the laser light having passed through the receiving portion in a direction different from the measuring portion.

For example, the first path changing unit 134a and the second path changing unit 134b may be dichroic mirrors formed of many thin layers of materials having different refractive indexes. The dichroic mirror may be a dichroic mirror that reflects light in the range of 495 to 570 nm corresponding to green in the visible light and transmits light in the range of 620 to 750 nm corresponding to red, The first path changing unit 134a and the second path changing unit 134b reflect the laser light having the green light range and irradiate the first light having the red wavelength of 632nm generated from the light source unit 110 L1) and the second light.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the first path changing unit 134a changes the optical path passing through the first light L1, which is a probe beam, And the laser beam directed from the laser device 132 to the first path changing unit 134a is reflected to the inside of the accommodating portion 170 toward which the first light L1 is directed, The unit 134b is disposed to correspond to the first path changing unit 134a so as to correspond to the first path changing unit 134a so that the first light L1 passing through the inside of the accommodating unit 170 is directed toward the interference light forming unit 120, A path is formed so as to cross the first light L1 and the inside of the accommodating portion 170 by the first path changing unit 134a so as to form interference light with the second light L2, The laser light is reflected by the first light L1 passing through the receiving portion 170, After heating the object to be measured 10, it is possible to prevent the head parts of the measurement.

Further, the first path changing unit 134a and the second path changing unit 134b are installed as shown in FIG. 2, and the first path changing unit 134a and the second path changing unit 134b , The laser light and the probe light beam passing through the space between the receiving portion 170 and the receiving portion 170 may have a path crossing at an angle of less than 1 degree in the receiving portion 170, The laser light generated by the laser device 132 has a path substantially coinciding with the optical path through which the first light L1 passes inside the accommodating portion 170. Accordingly, The measurement volume of the aerosol heated to the line along the optical path of the first light L1 is increased and the optical absorption coefficient of the aerosol can be effectively calculated. For example, by heating the heating unit 130, the aerosol around the probe beam absorbs the laser beam to cause a change in refractive index, thereby changing the optical path of the probe beam. The change in the optical path is measured by a change in the amount of light and the interference pattern changed by the measurement unit 150, which will be described later. Therefore, the light absorption coefficient of the aerosol can be calculated by the calculation unit 160, which will be described later, by using the change of the measured value corresponding to the change of the light amount.

In addition, when the probe beam is continuously heated, the heating unit 130 continuously increases the temperature of the measurement object, so that the intensity of the laser light can be periodically changed. Accordingly, the heating unit 130 may include a modulator 136 for periodically varying the intensity of the laser light, and may be, for example, a function generator. The function generator 136 periodically changes the intensity of the laser beam using a TTL (Transistor Transistor Logic) signal instead of periodically changing the intensity of the laser beam using a conventional mechanical chopper, And may be a device for blocking acustic wave noise.

1, the polarization controller 140 controls the polarization of the first light L1 and the interference light IL of the second light L2, the optical path of which is controlled by the interference light forming unit 120, And adjusts the polarization state of the interference light IL.

The measurement unit 150 receives the interference light IL whose polarization state is controlled by the polarization controller 140 and outputs a first measurement value corresponding to the first light amount of the first polarization component, And obtains a second measured value corresponding to the second light amount of the second polarized component different from the second measured value.

The calculator 160 selects one of the first polarized light component and the second polarized light component and calculates a light absorption coefficient of the measured object based on the measured value corresponding to the selected polarized light component.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration and operation of the polarization controller 140, the measurement unit 150, and the calculation unit 160 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a block diagram specifically illustrating an example of a polarization controller, a measurement unit, and a calculation unit of the optical absorption coefficient measurement system of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the polarization controller 140 changes the polarization state of the interference light IL, thereby changing a measured value according to the amount of light measured by the measuring unit 150, which will be described later . The polarization state can be expressed by decomposing the interference light IL into two reference components perpendicular to the traveling direction of the interference light IL. For example, the interference light IL can be expressed by the reference component of the P- As shown in FIG.

The polarization controller 140 receives the feedback signal FS by the calculator 160 and changes the voltage applied to the polarization controller 140 so that the interference light (For example, P-polarized light component and S-polarized light component) of the interference light IL, thereby changing the measured value according to the amount of light measured by the measuring unit 150 Can be changed.

The polarization controller 140 may employ, for example, a liquid crystal variable retarder to adjust various polarization states. The liquid crystal barrier bladder may change the polarization state of the interference light IL by changing the molecular arrangement of the liquid crystal, thereby changing the measurement value according to the amount of light measured by the measuring unit 150 described later.

In one embodiment, the measuring unit 150 may include a beam splitting unit 152, a first light receiving element 154, and a second light receiving element 156.

The beam splitting unit 152 receives the interference light IL whose polarization state is controlled by the polarization controller 140 and outputs the third light L3 of the first polarization component and the third light L3 of the second polarization component And is separated into the fourth light L4. That is, the beam splitting unit 152 splits the interference light IL into, for example, a third light L3 corresponding to a P-polarized component and a fourth light L4 corresponding to an S- And may be a beam splitter for splitting. As described above, the polarization controller 140 rotates the interference light IL by a predetermined angle around the path direction to change the amount of light of the third light L3 and the fourth light L4 Can be formed.

The first light receiving element 154 receives the third light L3 separated from the beam splitting unit 152 and the second light receiving element 156 receives the third light L3 separated from the beam splitting unit 152, And receives the fourth light L4. The first and second light receiving elements 154 and 156 convert the received third light L3 and the fourth light L4 into electrical signals to generate the first and second polarized light components It is possible to obtain a measurement value corresponding to the light amount.

The light receiving elements 154 and 156 may include, for example, a photodiode, and the measured values may be voltage values.

In one embodiment, pinholes 154a and 156a for preventing noise from occurring on the front surface of the first and second light receiving elements 154 and 156 and selectively receiving light in an effective range And laser line filters 154b and 156b may be disposed.

For example, the pinholes 154a and 156a may include a hole having a hole capable of selectively receiving light in a range of light received by the light-receiving element and blocking light other than the light generated from the light source unit 110 Can be adopted. As the laser line filters 154b and 156b, a filter capable of selectively transmitting light of a specific wavelength, that is, He-Ne light of approximately 632 nm, can be used.

The measurement unit may further include a signal amplifier 158.

The signal amplifier 158 amplifies the measurement value measured by the light receiving elements and transmits the amplified measured value to the calculation unit 160. The signal amplifier 158 transmits a feedback signal FS to the modulator 136 based on the obtained measurement value to adjust the period of the intensity of the laser light so that the heating Can be obtained. For example, the signal amplifier 158 may be a lock-in amplifier.

In an embodiment, the calculation unit 160 may include a calculation processing unit 162. [

The calculation processing unit 162 obtains a measurement value corresponding to the light amount of the first polarization component by a user or an algorithm before heating the heating unit 130 (see FIG. 1), and the polarization control unit 140 ) Is increased from 0 to the convergence of the measured value, and the intermediate value of the measured value of the zero-value band and the measured value of the band to which the measured value converges is set as the reference value, 130), the post-heating measurement value corresponding to the third light quantity of the first polarization component is obtained, and the light absorption coefficient of the measurement subject is calculated based on the difference between the post-heating measurement value and the reference value .

For example, before the heating unit 130 is heated, the calculation processing unit 162 calculates the voltage of the polarization control unit 140 from 0 to the measurement value measured through the light-receiving element (L3) corresponding to the S-polarized light component during the increase, sets the intermediate value of the measured values as the reference value, and adjusts the S-polarized component after the heating of the heating unit 130 The post-heating measurement value, which is the measured value of the third light L3, can be obtained and the light absorption coefficient of the measurement object can be calculated through the difference from the intermediate value.

The change of the interference pattern due to the interference light IL becomes larger as the light absorption of the measurement object 10 becomes larger and the change of the interference pattern becomes larger as the light absorption of the third light L3 and the fourth light L4 The light amount causes a difference, and the difference becomes large. Therefore, the larger the difference, the greater the light absorption coefficient can be interpreted. Therefore, if the correlation between the light absorption coefficient and the difference is set in advance, the light absorption coefficient can be easily obtained.

In addition, the calculating unit may include a feedback processing unit (not shown). The feedback processor may transmit a feedback signal to the polarization controller 140 so that the polarization controller 140 can adjust the polarization state of the interference light.

For example, the feedback processing section and the calculation processing section 162 may be included in a computer that controls the optical absorption coefficient measurement system 100. [ Alternatively, at least one of the feedback processor and the calculation processor 162 may be provided as a separate device from the computer.

The calculation processing unit 162 can calibrate the light absorption coefficient using the difference and the reference light absorption coefficient of a measurement object having a known reference light absorption coefficient.

Specifically, first, the measurement is performed through the optical absorption coefficient measurement system 100 using a predetermined sample having a known optical absorption coefficient (reference optical absorption coefficient). And sets the resultant difference as a reference light absorption coefficient.

Then, measurement is performed through the optical absorption coefficient measurement system 100 using a sample to be measured. The difference obtained as a result can be calibrated based on the difference of the sample having the reference light absorption coefficient.

For example, when the difference obtained by employing a sample whose reference light absorption coefficient is 1 is 1 V and the difference obtained by employing the sample to be measured is 0.5 V, the light absorption coefficient of the desired sample is 0.5 can see.

According to the light absorption coefficient measurement system and method as described above, an interference light is generated by adjusting an optical path such that a path difference is generated after dividing light, and from the measurement values corresponding to the light amount of the light obtained by dividing the interference light again, It is possible to more easily measure the light absorption coefficient of the sample by increasing the volume of the sample to be heated.

Further, by using a pinhole and a laser filter, light excluding light generated from the light source is cut off, and a light in an effective range is received, thereby easily obtaining a noise-removed measurement value and measuring the light absorption coefficient of the sample more accurately can do.

FIG. 4 is a graph comparing signals measured after heating the probe beam using the heating unit of FIG. 1 and signals measured after heating the probe beam using the heating unit of the related art.

4 is a graph in which the intensity of a signal is measured for 2 hours when a point at which the optical path of the laser beam coincides with the optical path of the probe beam using the heating unit of the prior art is measured for 2 hours, And the intensity of the signal when the optical path of the laser beam is crossed to the optical path of the probe beam by 1 DEG or less, that is, by the line is heated for 2 hours using the heating unit.

Referring to FIG. 4, the signal of the graph B in which the measurement volume of the aerosol is expanded is about 10 times larger than that of the graph A, and the signal of the graph B is more stable than the signal of the graph A.

That is, if a sample having a reference light absorption coefficient of 1 is measured by a heating unit of the related art to obtain 10 mV, a sample whose reference light absorption coefficient is known to be 1 is measured by the heating unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention A signal of about 100 mV can be obtained.

Accordingly, when the light absorption coefficient is measured using the light absorption coefficient measurement system with the measurement volume expanded, which is an embodiment of the present invention, the scale of the measurable signal is enlarged. Therefore, The measurement value of the sample and the range of calibration can also be extended to more stably measure the light absorption coefficient of the aerosol in the atmosphere having a light concentration, which was difficult to measure in the conventional light absorption coefficient system.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing description and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative rather than limiting of the present invention.

100: light absorption coefficient measurement system 110: light source unit
120: interference light forming part 130: heating part
140: polarization controller 150:
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Claims (18)

A light source for generating light;
The first light is divided into a first light corresponding to a probe beam and a second light corresponding to a reference beam and is guided to pass through a receiving part for receiving an aerosol as an object to be measured, The second light having a second path different from the first path and forming an interference light so as to generate a predetermined path difference between the first light and the second light;
A heating unit which heats the first light passing through the inside of the accommodating unit using laser light;
A measurement unit for acquiring measurement values corresponding to a light amount of the interference light formed by the interference light forming unit; And
And a calculation unit for calculating a light absorption coefficient of the measurement object using the measurement values measured by the measurement unit,
The heating unit includes:
A laser device for generating the laser light; And
The path of the laser light passing through the inside of the accommodating portion and the path of the second light are crossed at an angle of not more than 1 degree so as to increase the measurement volume of the aerosol other than the heating range of the second light heated by the laser light. wherein the optical path changing unit changes the optical path so that the optical path changing unit crosses the optical path changing unit.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
A first path changing unit that transmits the first light into the accommodating portion and reflects the laser light into the accommodating portion so that the laser light heats the first light; And
The first path changing unit transmits the first light that has been transmitted through the accommodating portion and passed through the accommodating portion toward the measuring portion, and is reflected by the first path changing unit into the accommodating portion, And a second path change restoration for reflecting the passed laser light in a direction different from the measurement part,
Wherein the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are arranged such that the laser light and the first light passing between the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit cross paths Wherein the optical absorption coefficient measurement system is configured to measure the optical absorption coefficient of the aerosol having an expanded measurement volume. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the laser light has a wavelength within a first wavelength range and the second light has a wavelength within a second wavelength range,
Wherein the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit reflect light in the first wavelength range and transmit light in the second wavelength range. system. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first wavelength range has a range of 495 nm to 570 nm, the second wavelength range has a range of 620 nm to 750 nm,
Wherein the first path-changing unit and the second path-changing unit are dichroic mirrors. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interference light-
A beam splitter for receiving the light generated from the light source and reflecting at least part thereof to form the first light, at least a portion of the light to form the second light, and to reflect the transmitted second light; And
And a retroreflector that receives the first light reflected from the beam splitter and the second light transmitted and reflected by the beam splitter and reflects the second light toward the beam splitter. Measurement of optical absorption coefficient of aerosol. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the beam splitter comprises:
Beam splitter body;
A first layer formed on a first surface of the beam splitter body and configured to reflect light emitted from the light source unit to reflect the first light and transmit the second light; And
And a second layer formed on a second surface which is an opposite surface of the first surface of the beam splitter body and reflecting the second light transmitted through the first layer toward the retroreflector This extended aerosol optical absorption coefficient measurement system. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a polarization controller for receiving the interference light formed by the interference light generator and adjusting the polarization state of the interference light. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7,
A beam splitting unit that receives the interference light and separates the third light of the first polarization component and the fourth light of the second polarization component; And
And a light receiving element for receiving the third light separated from the beam splitting unit. The system of claim 8, wherein a pinhole is disposed in a front surface of the light receiving element. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
Obtaining a measurement value corresponding to the first light amount of the first polarized light component before heating of the heating part,
Increasing the voltage applied to the polarization controller from zero to the convergence of the measured value and setting a median value of the measured value when the voltage is 0 and the measured value when the measured value converges to a reference value ,
After the heating of the heating unit, obtains a measured value after heating corresponding to the first light quantity of the first polarized light component,
And a light absorption coefficient of the measurement object is calculated based on a difference between the measured value after heating and the reference value. 8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7,
Wherein the light absorption coefficient is calibrated using the difference and the reference light absorption coefficient of a measurement object having a reference light absorption coefficient of a known optical absorption coefficient. A first beam corresponding to the probe beam and a second beam corresponding to the reference beam and guiding the beam to pass through the inside of the receiver including the aerosol as the measurement object, 2 light having a second path different from the first path to control an optical path of the interference light forming part to form an interference light in which a predetermined path difference is generated between the first light and the second light;
Acquiring a measurement value corresponding to a first light amount of the first polarization component by receiving the interference light formed by the interference light forming unit;
Calculating a reference value based on the obtained measurement value; And
And heating the first portion of the first light passing through the inside of the accommodating portion by controlling the optical path to heat the heating portion. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of forming the interference light by the interference light forming unit further comprises the step of adjusting the polarization control unit of the polarization state of the formed interference light. Coefficient measurement method. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of calculating the reference value comprises:
A voltage applied to the polarization controller is increased from zero to the convergence of the measured value and a measured value when the voltage is 0 and an intermediate value of the measured value when the measured value converges is set as a reference value And measuring the optical absorption coefficient of the aerosol having the measurement volume expanded. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein heating the first light comprises:
The laser device generating laser light;
The path of the laser light passing through the inside of the accommodating portion and the path of the first light are crossed at an angle of not more than 1 degree so as to increase the measurement volume of the aerosol different from the heating range of the first light heated by the laser light. and changing the optical path changing portion to change the optical path length so that the optical path changing portion crosses the optical path changing portion. 16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of changing the optical path changing section comprises:
The first path changing unit transmits the first light into the accommodating portion so that the laser light heats the first light, and reflecting the laser light into the accommodating portion; And
The first path changing unit transmits the first light having passed through the accommodating portion and passed through the accommodating portion toward the measuring portion, and is reflected by the first path changing unit into the accommodating portion and passes through the accommodating portion And reflecting the laser light in a direction different from the measurement unit,
Wherein the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are arranged such that the laser light and the first light passing between the first path changing unit and the second path changing unit are cross The method of measuring a light absorption coefficient of an aerosol having an expanded measuring volume according to claim 1, 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, after heating of the heating section,
Obtaining a post-heating measurement value corresponding to the first light amount of the first polarized light component; And
And calculating a light absorption coefficient of the measurement object on the basis of the difference between the measured value after heating and the reference value. The method according to claim 17, wherein, prior to the step of calculating the light absorption coefficient of the measurement object,
Further comprising the step of obtaining the difference value of a reference measurement object having a reference light absorption coefficient of a known,
The step of calculating the light absorption coefficient of the measurement object includes:
And a step of calibrating a light absorption coefficient of the measurement object using the reference light absorption coefficient of the reference measurement object.

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