Acta Optica Sinica (Online), Volume. 2, Issue 17, 1714002(2025)

Slope Stability Monitoring of Open-Pit Mines Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology (Invited)

Zejia Zhao1, Hanlin Liu1, Yongfeng Zou1, Dandan Sun1, Yongming Fu1, Peng Chen1, and Jie Ma1,2、*
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  • 1School of Physical and Electronic Engineering, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, National Key Laboratory of Optical Quantum Technology and Devices, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi , China
  • 2Extreme Optics Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi , China
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    A distributed optical fiber sensing system composed of communication optical cables, strain optical cables, and a Brillouin optical time-domain reflectometer is adopted to conduct long-term monitoring of the slope stability of open-pit mines. By optimizing the trench structure design, anchoring system, and optical cable laying path, the optical cable deployment for 10 km, 3300 m, and 3500 m of the open-pit mine slope is completed, establishing a distributed monitoring engineering verification system for open-pit mine slopes. The research results show that through reasonable engineering design and control of the test parameters of the Brillouin optical time-domain reflectometer, long-distance, continuous, real-time, and large-scale distributed monitoring can be achieved; rock and soil masses, anchor rods, and strain optical cables can achieve a better coupling effect, which can realize the spatial?temporal continuous perception of surface and internal deformation of open-pit mine slopes. This method provides valuable insights into the deformation behavior of rock and soil mass slopes. In the future, by combining this monitoring technology with methods such as numerical simulation, potential landslide risks can be effectively and timely identified, and necessary measures can be implemented to ensure the stability of the slope.

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    Zejia Zhao, Hanlin Liu, Yongfeng Zou, Dandan Sun, Yongming Fu, Peng Chen, Jie Ma. Slope Stability Monitoring of Open-Pit Mines Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica (Online), 2025, 2(17): 1714002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Applied Optics and Optical Instruments

    Received: Jul. 3, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 31, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2025

    The Author Email: Jie Ma (mj@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOSOL250489

    CSTR:32394.14.AOSOL250489

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