[go: up one dir, main page]

Modulated pulses based distributed vibration sensing with high frequency response and spatial resolution

Opt Express. 2013 Feb 11;21(3):2953-63. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.002953.

Abstract

A distributed optical fiber sensing system merged Mach-Zehnder interferometer and phase sensitive optical time domain reflectometer (φ-OTDR) system for vibration measurement with high-frequency response and high spatial resolution is demonstrated, where modulated pulses are proposed to be used as sensing source. Frequency response and location information are obtained by Mach-Zehnder interferometer and φ-OTDR technology, respectively. In order to simulate high-frequency vibration of crack of cable and civil structure, experiments on detection of piezoelectric transducer and pencil-break are carried out. Spatial resolution of 5 m and the maximum frequency response of ~3 MHz are achieved in 1064 m fiber link when the narrow pulse width is 50 ns.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Interferometry / instrumentation*
  • Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / instrumentation*
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Photometry / instrumentation*
  • Transducers*
  • Vibration