Dual-laser Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry

We develop a new configuration for Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (BOCDR), termed dual-laser BOCDR. This method enables distributed strain and temperature measurement by sweeping the relative phase between the frequency-modulated pump and reference laser outputs. During operation...

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Main Authors: Guangtao Zhu, Takaki Kiyozumi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yusuke Koshikiya, Yosuke Mizuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:JPhys Photonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/adcddb
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Summary:We develop a new configuration for Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (BOCDR), termed dual-laser BOCDR. This method enables distributed strain and temperature measurement by sweeping the relative phase between the frequency-modulated pump and reference laser outputs. During operation, we identify a unique 0 Hz Rayleigh noise caused by the interference between the Rayleigh scattered lights within a fiber under test (FUT). We demonstrate that this noise can be effectively suppressed by increasing the reference power while decreasing the Stokes power. Subsequently, we conduct distributed strain measurement along a 13 m-long FUT, observing Brillouin gain spectra at frequencies of as low as approximately 200 MHz.
ISSN:2515-7647