DocumentCode
562035
Title
Enhanced-performance BOTDA sensing through optimized pulse coding and low-RIN bidirectional Raman amplification
Author
Soto, Marcelo A. ; Taki, Mohammad ; Bolognini, Gabriele ; Di Pasquale, Fabrizio
Author_Institution
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
4-8 March 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
An enhanced-performance BOTDA sensor is presented combining low-RIN distributed Raman amplification and RZ Simplex-pulse coding. Results demonstrate for first time 1 m spatial resolution over 120 km distance with 1.3°C/26 με resolutions
Keywords
Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber sensors; Scattering; Spatial resolution; Stimulated emission; Temperature measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0262-3
Type
conf
Filename
6192017
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