Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 1, 0106003(2024)

Review on Digital Signal Processing Techniques in Distributed Brillouin Fiber Sensing Systems

Guijiang Yang, Yuhao Qian, Yiyi Zhou, Liang Wang*, and Ming Tang
Author Affiliations
  • National Engineering Research Center for Next Generation Internet Access System, School of Optics and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China
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    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 7, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 12, 2024

    The Author Email: Liang Wang (hustwl@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231398

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS231398

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