Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors

This paper presents the timing advantage of implementing a multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors for a tomography system. To prepare the sensors to be used for this projection, a collimator is not needed, but optical fiber lens termination is crucial. In this research, t...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi, Leong, L. C., Chan, K. S., Pang, J. F., Rahiman, M. H. Fazalul
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author Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi
Leong, L. C.
Chan, K. S.
Pang, J. F.
Rahiman, M. H. Fazalul
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Leong, L. C.
Chan, K. S.
Pang, J. F.
Rahiman, M. H. Fazalul
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description This paper presents the timing advantage of implementing a multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors for a tomography system. To prepare the sensors to be used for this projection, a collimator is not needed, but optical fiber lens termination is crucial. In this research, the fiber optic lens for transmitters is modeled by experimental methods to transmit light at an emission angle of 30 deg. Due to this small emission angle, a multiprojection technique can be implemented without the light overlapping. A multiple-fan-beam projection technique is here defined as one allowing more than one emitter to project light at the same time using the switch-mode fan-beam method. This method can increase the optical sensor's ability for flow visualization. For the 32 pairs of sensors used, the two-projection technique and four-projection technique were investigated. Sixteen sets of projections formed one frame of light emission for the two-projection technique, and eight sets did so for the four-projection technique. Compared to the conventional single-light projection used in the switch-mode fan-beam method, multiple-light projection can achieve a higher data acquisition rate, thus minimizing data loss and producing a more accurate real-time tomographic image. For four projections the data acquisition rate is 609.76 frames/s.
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spelling utm-86782009-05-08T03:28:21Z http://eprints.utm.my/8678/ Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi Leong, L. C. Chan, K. S. Pang, J. F. Rahiman, M. H. Fazalul TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper presents the timing advantage of implementing a multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors for a tomography system. To prepare the sensors to be used for this projection, a collimator is not needed, but optical fiber lens termination is crucial. In this research, the fiber optic lens for transmitters is modeled by experimental methods to transmit light at an emission angle of 30 deg. Due to this small emission angle, a multiprojection technique can be implemented without the light overlapping. A multiple-fan-beam projection technique is here defined as one allowing more than one emitter to project light at the same time using the switch-mode fan-beam method. This method can increase the optical sensor's ability for flow visualization. For the 32 pairs of sensors used, the two-projection technique and four-projection technique were investigated. Sixteen sets of projections formed one frame of light emission for the two-projection technique, and eight sets did so for the four-projection technique. Compared to the conventional single-light projection used in the switch-mode fan-beam method, multiple-light projection can achieve a higher data acquisition rate, thus minimizing data loss and producing a more accurate real-time tomographic image. For four projections the data acquisition rate is 609.76 frames/s. SPIE-Int. Society Optical Enginering 2007 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi and Leong, L. C. and Chan, K. S. and Pang, J. F. and Rahiman, M. H. Fazalul (2007) Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors. Optical Engineering, 46 (4). p. 1. ISSN 0091-3286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.2720820
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi
Leong, L. C.
Chan, K. S.
Pang, J. F.
Rahiman, M. H. Fazalul
Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
title Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
title_full Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
title_fullStr Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
title_full_unstemmed Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
title_short Tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
title_sort tomographic imaging: multiple-fan-beam projection technique using optical fiber sensors
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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