Acta Optica Sinica (Online), Volume. 2, Issue 15, 1514004(2025)

BOTDR Weak Frequency Shift Position Identification Method Based on BFS Fluctuation Calculation

Haoran Gao1, Xinyu Liu1, Yongzheng Li2,3, Linfeng Guo1,3,4、*, and Xiaomin Xu4,5,6
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 2China Railway No.3 Group East China Construction Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211153, Jiangsu , China
  • 3Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Optoelectronic Sensing Technology of Atmosphere, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 4Jiangsu International Joint Laboratory for Meteorological Photonics and Optoelectronic Detection, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 5Department of Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
  • 6Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    BGS center frequency error diagram
    One-dimensional matrix simulation BFS. (a) No variation in temperature along the fiber; (b) temperature distribution along the optical fiber exhibits variations
    Frequency shift noise simulated by uniformly distributed one-dimension random line vectors
    Schematic diagrams of one-dimensional matrix simulation of actual BFS. (a) No variation in temperature along the fiber; (b) temperature distribution along the optical fiber exhibits variations
    Simulated BFS along the fiber in a relaxed state without temperature change
    Diagram of sliding sampling average results
    Device diagram of BOTDR system based on short-time Fourier transform
    BFS distribution with different average times. (a) 50 times; (b) 100 times; (c) 500 times; (d) 1000 times; (e) 5000 times; (f) 5242 times
    BFS along the optical fiber. (a) No variation in temperature along the fiber; (b) first water bath heating; (c) second water bath heating; (d) third water bath heating
    Comparison between BFS along the temperature variable fiber and baseline BFS. (a) First water bath heating; (b) second water bath heating; (c) third water bath heating
    Difference between BFS along the temperature variable fiber and baseline BFS. (a) First water bath heating; (b) second water bath heating; (c) third water bath heating
    Slide sampling average comparison. (a) First water bath heating; (b) second water bath heating; (c) third water bath heating
    • Table 1. Comparison of sliding average values between normal temperature and temperature variation regions

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      Table 1. Comparison of sliding average values between normal temperature and temperature variation regions

      Point No. range1‒6364‒8384‒141
      Average0.941.190.95
      Difference from baseline-0.03+0.22-0.02
      Difference from adjacent segments-0.05+0.25+0.06
    • Table 2. Partial performance of the system under different average times

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      Table 2. Partial performance of the system under different average times

      Average timesFrequency shift accuracy /MHzTemperature accuracy /℃Time /s
      505.524.254.64
      1004.253.276.80
      5002.001.5425.46
      10001.551.1947.40
      50001.120.86222.64
      52421.090.84232.70
    • Table 3. Data segmentation

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      Table 3. Data segmentation

      Segmentation12345678910
      Start point1101201301401501573583621664
      End point100200300400500572582620663732
    • Table 4. Analysis of sliding sampling average results

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      Table 4. Analysis of sliding sampling average results

      ItemMean frequency shift /MHz
      12345678910Totality
      Base line408.6409.2409.3409.6409.9409.5409.7410.7410.7409.6409.5
      First heating409.4410.4410.6410.9411.2410.4410.4412.2412.7410.7410.7
      Second heating410.1410.6410.7411.1411.6411.3411.3412.6413.1411.2411.1
      Third heating409.7410.4410.5410.5410.8410.3410.6411.8412.4409.8410.5
      Mean deviation1.11.31.31.21.31.21.11.52.01.01.3
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    Haoran Gao, Xinyu Liu, Yongzheng Li, Linfeng Guo, Xiaomin Xu. BOTDR Weak Frequency Shift Position Identification Method Based on BFS Fluctuation Calculation[J]. Acta Optica Sinica (Online), 2025, 2(15): 1514004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Applied Optics and Optical Instruments

    Received: Jun. 24, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 9, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 7, 2025

    The Author Email: Linfeng Guo (guolf_nj@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOSOL250485

    CSTR:32394.14.AOSOL250485

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