Sub-Pulse Spatial Resolution Sensing Method Based on Brillouin Frequency Shift and Power Demodulation (Invited)

Yangtao Hou; Shuangshuang Liu; Zhe Ma; Jianzhong Zhang; Xinli Zhang; Mingjiang Zhang

doi:10.3788/LOP251426

Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 19, 1906025(2025)

Sub-Pulse Spatial Resolution Sensing Method Based on Brillouin Frequency Shift and Power Demodulation (Invited)

Yangtao Hou¹, Shuangshuang Liu², Zhe Ma^1,2、*, Jianzhong Zhang^1,2、**, Xinli Zhang¹, and Mingjiang Zhang^1,2

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¹College of Physics and Optical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi , China

²Key Laboratory of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi , China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Jun. 11, 2025

Accepted: Jul. 21, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 29, 2025

The Author Email: Zhe Ma (mazhe@tyut.edu.cn), Jianzhong Zhang (zhangjianzhong@tyut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP251426

CSTR:32186.14.LOP251426

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