• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 50, Issue 9, 0912001 (2021)
Zhengjie WEI, Di ZHANG, and Guanhao WU
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20215009.0912001 Cite this Article
    Zhengjie WEI, Di ZHANG, Guanhao WU. Development of Miniature Optical Encoder for Precise Displacement Measurement[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(9): 0912001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of double grating diffraction
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of double grating diffraction
    Schematic diagram of double grating interferometric scanning measurement system
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of double grating interferometric scanning measurement system
    Schematic diagram of the diffraction efficiency of the dual grating system
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the diffraction efficiency of the dual grating system
    Curve of interference signal contrast of I1 and diffraction efficiency r1
    Fig. 4. Curve of interference signal contrast of I1 and diffraction efficiency r1
    Physical image of grating element
    Fig. 5. Physical image of grating element
    Reading head and measuring grating of grating displacement sensor
    Fig. 6. Reading head and measuring grating of grating displacement sensor
    Signal processing circuit board and its signal output
    Fig. 7. Signal processing circuit board and its signal output
    Principle prototype of grating displacement sensor
    Fig. 8. Principle prototype of grating displacement sensor
    Sensor performance test experimental device
    Fig. 9. Sensor performance test experimental device
    Signal processing flow of sensor performance test
    Fig. 10. Signal processing flow of sensor performance test
    Comparison of measurement results of grating encoder and capacitance sensor
    Fig. 11. Comparison of measurement results of grating encoder and capacitance sensor
    Displacement measurement stability of the sensor
    Fig. 12. Displacement measurement stability of the sensor
    The output signal of the encoder at a speed of 10 mm/s
    Fig. 13. The output signal of the encoder at a speed of 10 mm/s
    TestsDisplacement measured by grating encoderDisplacement measured by capacitive sensor
    14.9564.847
    24.9284.812
    34.9984.870
    44.9534.841
    54.9214.839
    Standard deviation/μm0.030 50.020 8
    Table 1. Displacement measurement results of grating encoder and capacitive sensor
    PerformanceGrating encoderLDGI systemHEIDENHAIN LIP481
    Size32 mm×28 mm×15 mm50 mm×45 mm×24 mm28 mm×18 mm×24 mm
    Grating pitch1 μm1 μm4 μm
    Signal period500 nm500 nm2 μm
    Repeatability±30 nm±10 nm±0.5 μm
    Short-term stability5 nm-2 nm
    Table 2. Partial performance comparison between grating sensor and other systems
    Zhengjie WEI, Di ZHANG, Guanhao WU. Development of Miniature Optical Encoder for Precise Displacement Measurement[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(9): 0912001
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