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
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