Measurement range enlargement in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry based on double-modulation scheme
Author(s) -
Yosuke Mizuno,
Zuyuan He,
Kazuo Hotate
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.005926
Subject(s) - optics , reflectometry , brillouin scattering , modulation (music) , materials science , distributed acoustic sensing , brillouin zone , frequency modulation , dynamic range , intensity modulation , time domain , phase modulation , optical fiber , fiber optic sensor , physics , phase noise , telecommunications , acoustics , bandwidth (computing) , computer science , computer vision
We have demonstrated a double-modulation scheme to enlarge the measurement range of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry for fiber-optic distributed strain sensing. In this scheme, the frequency of the laser output is simultaneously modulated with two different frequencies. In the experiment, 53-cm resolution and 1.5-km measurement range were simultaneously obtained. Furthermore, 27-cm resolution and 1.5-km measurement range were also simultaneously achieved when a noise-floor compensation technique was employed.
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