Resonator Fluid Monitoring with Multi-Layer Optical Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid monitoring technologies lack effective methods for detecting impurities and physical properties of fluids using laser light, particularly for liquids and gases, with a focus on temperature, hydrogen, and radiation sensing.
Innovation Solution
A fluid monitoring apparatus utilizing a resonator with meta holes and integrated sensing layers, including temperature, hydrogen, and radiation sensing capabilities, to detect impurities and physical properties by analyzing resonance wavelengths of laser light.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a resonator with meta holes and integrated sensing layers is used, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensing functions (temperature sensing, hydrogen sensing, radiation sensing) into a single resonator structure with integrated sensing layers. The temperature sensing layer, hydrogen sensing layer, and radiation sensing layer are all incorporated within the same resonator, allowing simultaneous multi-parameter detection without requiring separate sensing devices, thus improving measurement precision while managing device complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The resonator is designed to perform multiple sensing functions simultaneously - detecting temperature changes, hydrogen concentration, and radiation levels all through a single device. This multi-functional approach allows one complex resonator structure to replace what would traditionally require multiple separate sensing devices, improving impurity detection capability while providing universal monitoring of various fluid properties.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sensing layers are integrated in the resonator, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resonator structure is segmented into distinct functional layers - the temperature sensing layer, hydrogen sensing layer, and radiation sensing layer are positioned at different locations within the resonator structure. This segmentation allows each sensing layer to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall integration within the resonator, enabling adaptability for multiple parameters while managing manufacturing precision through modular layer design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus enhances the sensitivity and accuracy of impurity detection in fluids by leveraging the refractive index changes and resonance wavelength shifts induced by temperature, hydrogen, and radiation, enabling precise monitoring of fluid properties.
Implementation Method 1
a resonator may generate laser light by means of a gain
Implementation Method 2
a resonator disposed in the chamber and configured to receive the pump light and generate laser light
Implementation Method 3
a beam splitter provided between the light source and the chamber, and configured to transmit the pump light and reflect the laser light
Implementation Method 4
a beam splitter provided between the light source and the chamber, and configured to transmit the pump light and reflect the laser light
Implementation Method 5
a detector provided adjacent to the beam splitter and configured to detect the laser light
Implementation Method 6
The resonator may include: a disk plate having meta holes; and a sensing layer provided in the meta holes
Implementation Method 7
the sensing layer may include a temperature sensing layer
Implementation Method 8
the sensing layer may include a hydrogen sensing layer
Implementation Method 9
the sensing layer may include a radiation sensing layer
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a fluid monitoring apparatus. The fluid monitoring apparatus includes a chamber configured to store a fluid, a resonator in the chamber, a light source disposed on the chamber and configured to provide pump light to the resonator, a detector configured to detect laser light generated in the resonator, and a control unit connected to the detector and the light source and configured to identify a physical quantity in the fluid by detecting a resonance wavelength of the laser light using a detection signal of the laser light.