Title :
Bandwidth-reduced Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry using reference Brillouin scattering
Author :
Iida, Daisuke ; Ito, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba
Abstract :
We present a bandwidth reduced BOTDR realized by using reference Brillouin scattering as a local light. Temperature distribution sensing is successfully demonstrated by compensating for the temperature variation in the reference fiber.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; fibre optic sensors; optical time-domain reflectometry; temperature sensors; bandwidth-reduced Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry; reference Brillouin scattering; reference fiber; temperature distribution sensing; Bandwidth; Brillouin scattering; Frequency; Optical fiber sensors; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Reflectometry; Strain measurement; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; (060.2300) Fiber measurements; (060.2370) Fiber optics sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
