Experimental demonstration of a Brillouin optical frequency-domain reflectometry (BOFDR) sensor

R. Ruiz-Lombera; A. Minardo; R. Bernini; J. Mirapeix; J. M. Lopez-Higuera; L. Zeni

doi:10.1117/12.2265733

23 April 2017 Experimental demonstration of a Brillouin optical frequency-domain reflectometry (BOFDR) sensor

R. Ruiz-Lombera, A. Minardo, R. Bernini, J. Mirapeix, J. M. Lopez-Higuera, L. Zeni

Proceedings Volume 10323, 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 103238L (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265733
Event: 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 2017, Jeju, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

To measure the strain and/or temperature along an optical fiber with one-end access, a Brillouin optical frequency-domain reflectometry (BOFDR) technique is presented in this paper. It is based on detecting the spontaneous Brillouin scattering from a sinusoidally modulated pump light. Compared to the Brillouin optical frequency-domain analysis (BOFDA), this new BOFDR sensor approach presents the advantage that the measurements are free from the distorting components related to acoustic wave modulation, thus simplifying the associated data processing.

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R. Ruiz-Lombera, A. Minardo, R. Bernini, J. Mirapeix, J. M. Lopez-Higuera, and L. Zeni "Experimental demonstration of a Brillouin optical frequency-domain reflectometry (BOFDR) sensor", Proc. SPIE 10323, 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 103238L (23 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265733

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