Coherent pulse compression Brillouin dynamic gratings reflectometry for slope-assisted, fast and distributed fiber strain sensing

A. Bergman, T. Langer, M. Tur

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Abstract

The performance of optical time-domain sensing technique, employing the slope of Brillouin dynamic gratings in polarization-maintaining fibers, is significantly enhanced using coherent pulse compression techniques. The strain sensitivity of the reflectivity of a coded probe, orthogonally polarized to the pumps which generated the grating, depends on both pumps and probe detuning. Employing a 64 bit Golay code, the system sensitivity was enhanced eightfold, while retaining the high sampling rate of 1MHz. We report the measurement of 750Hz strain vibrations (limited by the bandwidth of the vibration source) with a spatial resolution of 20cm (limited by the bandwidth of the balanced photoreceivers).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015
EditorsHypolito Jose Kalinowski, Jose Luis Fabris, Wojtek J. Bock
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628418392
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015 - Curitiba, Brazil
Duration: 28 Sep 20152 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9634

Conference

Conference24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityCuritiba
Period28/09/152/10/15

Keywords

  • Brillouin dynamic gratings
  • Coherent pulse compression
  • Fiber-optic sensors
  • Nonlinear optics

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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