Presentation 2023-11-10
High-accuracy distributed strain sensing based on low-coherence BOCDR: simulation and experimental validation
Kenta Otsubo, Guangtao Zhu, Takaki Kiyozumi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yusuke Koshikiya, Yosuke Mizuno,
PDF Download Page PDF download Page Link
Abstract(in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Abstract(in English) As a principle of distributed measurement of strain and temperature along an optical fiber, the strain/temperature dependencies of the frequency shift accompanied by Brillouin scattering have been widely utilized. Among various methods already reported, a correlation-domain method has advantages such as random accessibility and relatively high spatial resolution compared to other distributed measurement methods. However, in the method of directly modulating the laser frequency with sinusoidal waves, the amplitude modulation is inevitably accompanied, and the phase difference between amplitude modulation and frequency modulation, called AM-FM phase delay, deteriorates the precision of distributed strain/temperature measurement. In this work, we demonstrate from both simulation and experimental aspects that this effect can be mitigated using low-coherence Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (LC-BOCDR) based on periodic noise modulation. We investigate the characteristics of signal light modulated by periodic noise modulation and demonstrate through high-precision distributed strain measurements that this method will be an innovative technique with several advantages compared to standard sinusoidal-modulation BOCDR.
Keyword(in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Keyword(in English) Optical fiber sensors / Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry / low coherence / noise modulation
Paper # OFT2023-52
Date of Issue 2023-11-02 (OFT)

Conference Information
Committee OCS / OFT / IEE-CMN / ITE-BCT
Conference Date 2023/11/9(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English)
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English)
Chair Takayuki Kobayashi(NTT) / Makoto Yamada(Osaka Metropolitan Univ.) / Shun Morimura(CRIEPI)
Vice Chair / / Kouji Hirata(Kansai Univ)
Secretary (NTT) / (Sumitomo Electric Industries) / Kouji Hirata(NTT) / (Furukawa Electric)
Assistant / Yukihiro Goto(NTT) / Yoshitomo Kobayashi(Furukawa Electric) / Yuuichi Shinohara(TEPCO Power Grid) / Akihiro Tanaka(CRIEPI)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Optical Communication Systems / Technical Committee on Optical Fiber Technology / Technical Meeting on Communications / Technical Group on Broadcasting Technology
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Title (in English) High-accuracy distributed strain sensing based on low-coherence BOCDR: simulation and experimental validation
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Optical fiber sensors
Keyword(2) Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry
Keyword(3) low coherence
Keyword(4) noise modulation
1st Author's Name Kenta Otsubo
1st Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(YNU)
2nd Author's Name Guangtao Zhu
2nd Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(YNU)
3rd Author's Name Takaki Kiyozumi
3rd Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(YNU)
4th Author's Name Hiroshi Takahashi
4th Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University/Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation(YNU/NTT)
5th Author's Name Yusuke Koshikiya
5th Author's Affiliation Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation(NTT)
6th Author's Name Yosuke Mizuno
6th Author's Affiliation Yokohama National University(YNU)
Date 2023-11-10
Paper # OFT2023-52
Volume (vol) vol.123
Number (no) OFT-244
Page pp.pp.24-29(OFT),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-11-02 (OFT)