Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 28, Issue 3, 569(2008)

Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing System Based of Rayleigh Scattering Light φ-OTDR Using Single-Mode Fiber Laser with High Power and Narrow Linewidth

Xie Kongli1、*, Rao Yunjiang1,2, and Ran Zengling1
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    A phase-sensitive optical-time-domain-reflectometer (φ-OTDR) using a fiber laser with high power and narrow linewidth is described. The sensing element is a single-mode telecommunication fiber cable with a 3 mm diameter buried outdoors. The phase changes of Rayleigh scattering light resulting from the pressure (vibration) of the intruder on the ground immediately above or near the buried fiber. By subtracting a present φ-OTDR trace signal from an earlier one with a time difference of 0.1 s, the system can locate the intrusion point where the optical intensity will change for the reason of interference. By processing the returned signal properly, a distance range of 14 km can be reached, with the best spatial resolution of ~50 m reported to date, and a signal-to-noise ratio of ~12 dB, to the best of our knowledge. Such a distributed sensing system is anticipated to be used widely in safety monitoring of military bases, national boarders, nuclear facilities, electrical power generation stations, jails, et al..

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    Xie Kongli, Rao Yunjiang, Ran Zengling. Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing System Based of Rayleigh Scattering Light φ-OTDR Using Single-Mode Fiber Laser with High Power and Narrow Linewidth[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2008, 28(3): 569

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    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jun. 27, 2007

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 24, 2008

    The Author Email: Kongli Xie (xiekongli@163.com)

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