Title :
Spatial resolution limitation by Rayleigh scattering-induced noise in Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry
Author :
Mizuno, Yosuke ; Zou, Weiwen ; He, Zuyuan ; Hotate, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Syst., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We theoretically and experimentally show that the modulation amplitude of the laser frequency determining the spatial resolution of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry can exceed a half of the Brillouin frequency shift, which was the conventional limitation due to the Rayleigh scattering-induced noise.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; Rayleigh scattering; optical correlation; reflectometry; Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry; Rayleigh scattering-induced noise; laser frequency; modulation amplitude; spatial resolution limitation; Amplitude modulation; Brillouin scattering; Frequency; Laser noise; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Reflectometry; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
