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Performance of double sideband modulated probe wave in BOTDA distributed fiber sensor

  • Qingsong Cui*
  • , Sibel Pamukcu
  • , Aoxiang Lin
  • , Wen Xiao
  • , Jean Toulouse
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • Lehigh University
  • CAS - Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics

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Abstract

We report on the performance of double sideband (DSB) modulated probe wave in Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) distributed fiber sensor. Compared to single sideband (SSB) modulation, along the sensing fiber the pump depletion of DSB modulation is remarkably suppressed in time domain and also has a relatively narrower Brillouin gain spectrum in frequency domain. Both the theoretical simulation and the experimental results demonstrate that the DSB modulation provides potentially longer sensing distance and higher accuracy in measurement than the SSB modulation in the BOTDA distributed fiber sensor system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2713-2717
Number of pages5
JournalMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume52
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • fiber optics sensors
  • frequency modulation
  • stimulated brillouin scattering

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