• DocumentCode
    1681980
  • Title

    Detection Sensitivity of Brillouin Sensors Located Near Fresnel Reflection

  • Author

    Iida, Daisuke ; Koshikiya, Yusuke ; Honda, Nazuki ; Ito, Fumihiko

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Corp., Ibaraki
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the effect of Fresnel reflection on BOTDR measurement. We show that a detectable sensor length can be determined from the intensity of the returning light and it depends on the laser linewidth.
  • Keywords
    Brillouin spectra; Fresnel diffraction; optical time-domain reflectometry; reflectivity; BOTDR measurement; brillouin sensors; detection sensitivity; near Fresnel reflection; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Fresnel reflection; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Photoconductivity; Power lasers; Strain measurement; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348620
  • Filename
    4348620