Title :
Distributed fiber-optic temperature sensing using Rayleigh backscatter
Author :
Gifford, Dawn K. ; Soller, B.J. ; Wolfe, Matthew S. ; Froggatt, Make E.
Author_Institution :
Luna Technol., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel technique for distributed fiber-optic temperature sensing based on measuring the temperature-dependent spectral shift of the Rayleigh backscatter signal along an optical fiber. Swept-wavelength interferometry is used to measure the Rayleigh backscatter.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; distributed sensors; fibre optic sensors; light interferometry; spectral line shift; temperature sensors; Rayleigh backscatter; distributed temperature sensing; fiber-optic sensing; optical fiber; swept-wavelength interferometry; temperature-dependent spectral shift;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
