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Online measurement of nanoparticle size distribution in flowing Brownian motion system using laser diode self-mixing interferometry

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Laser diode self-mixing interferometry, which is characterized by self-alignment, compactness, low cost and few additional optical elements required, is promising to be applied to the online measurement of the particle size distribution in a flowing Brownian motion system. In this paper, the online measurement is realized by the laser diode self-mixing interferometry with a quick signal processing technique and a quick inversion algorithm. The total power spectrum of the self-mixing signal is achieved, and the impact of particle motions on the total power spectrum is researched. A method is proposed for retrieving the particle size distribution, which is validated by experimental tests.

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The authors acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 51206070), the Jiangsu provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (BK20131128), the Natural Science Foundation of University (12XLR007) and A Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Huarui Wang

  2. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China

    Jianqi Shen & Xiaoshu Cai

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Wang, H., Shen, J. & Cai, X. Online measurement of nanoparticle size distribution in flowing Brownian motion system using laser diode self-mixing interferometry. Appl. Phys. B 120, 129–139 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-015-6113-1

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