A TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE DISTRIBUTED STRAIN IN OPTICAL FIBERS

被引:216
作者
HORIGUCHI, T
KURASHIMA, T
TATEDA, M
机构
[1] NTT Transmission Systems Laboratories, Tokai
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10.1109/68.54703
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A measurement technique of distributed strain in optical fibers is demonstrated. This technique is based on Brillouin optical-fiber time-domain analysis (BOTDA), which uses Brillouin interaction between counterpropagating pump and probe light waves. Experimental results are presented for fibers wound on drums at various tensions. A strain measurement accuracy of better than 2 x 10-5 and a spatial resolution of 100 m are achieved. © 1990 IEEE
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页码:352 / 354
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