FREQUENCY-DERIVED DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL-FIBER SENSING - RAYLEIGH BACKSCATTER ANALYSIS

被引:22
作者
ROGERS, AJ
HANDEREK, VA
机构
[1] Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, Strand
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 21期
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10.1364/AO.31.004091
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Frequency-derived distributed optical-fiber sensing is a powerful and convenient method for measuring the spatial distribution of birefringence in a high-birefringence fiber. The method relies on the special statistical characteristics of Rayleigh backscatter for its action, and these are analyzed in the context of the sensing arrangement, with an emphasis on the physical mechanisms. Implications for system design are also discussed.
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页码:4091 / 4095
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