Title :
Sweep-free Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer with extended dynamic range
Author :
Voskoboinik, Asher ; Bozovich, Amanda ; Willner, Alan E. ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. - Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Sweep-free Brillouin optical time-domain analysis (SF-BOTDA) promises fast and distributed sensing. Using multiple tone spacings, we experimentally demonstrate a new technique to extend the dynamic range of SF-BOTDA to practical values of 1GHz and more.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; distributed sensors; time-domain analysis; distributed sensing; extended dynamic range; multiple tone spacings; sweep-free Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer; Dynamic range; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Probes; Scattering; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
