Title :
Sweep-free distributed Brillouin sensing using multiple pump and probe tones
Author :
Voskoboinik, Asher ; Yilmaz, Omer F. ; Willner, Alan E. ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Using multiple pump and probe tones, a frequency-sweep-free method for distributed Brillouin sensing, is proposed, having the potential for fast dynamic strain measurements. Experimentally, a spatial resolution on the order of 1-meter is demonstrated.
Keywords :
distributed sensors; optical pumping; strain measurement; distributed Brillouin sensing; dynamic strain measurements; frequency-sweep-free method; multiple pump; probe tones; spatial resolution; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber sensors; Probes; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
