Title :
Backscatter readout from serial microbending sensors
Author :
Mickelson, Alan Rolf ; Klevhus, Øitein ; Eriksrud, Morten
Author_Institution :
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
10/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Backscattering measurements performed on test fibers perturbed by several serially placed microbending sensors reveal the surprising result that the loss induced in a given sensor is nearly independent of the losses induced in the other sensors. A simple theoretical model is constructed to predict the conditions under which this desirable phenomenon can occur.
Keywords :
Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber transducers; Acoustic sensors; Backscatter; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073681
