Title :
Distributed temperature sensing in solid-core fibres
Author :
Hartog, A.H. ; Leach, A.P. ; Gold, M.P.
Author_Institution :
York VSOP Ltd., Chandlers Ford, UK
Abstract :
A distributed temperature sensor using the Raman line of backscattered light in solid-core optical fibres is reported. A device having a resolution of 1 K over 1 km of fibre and with a spatial resolution of 7.5 m was constructed using a semiconductor source and detector.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; spectral methods of temperature measurement; time-domain reflectometry; Raman line; backscattered light; distributed temperature sensor; optical fibres; semiconductor detector; semiconductor source; solid-core optical fibres; spatial resolution; time-domain reflectometry;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850752
