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本发明公开了一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪,包括多波长激光器、耦合器、探测脉冲光路、连续泵浦光路、探测器和信号采集处理器;其中,所述探测脉冲光路包括探测脉冲光调制单元、第一掺铒光纤放大器、第一环形器,所述连续泵浦光路包括连续泵浦光调制单元、第二掺铒光纤放大器、第二环形器、布拉格光栅、扰偏器;多波长激光器发出连续光,该连续光经耦合器分别输入探测脉冲光路、连续泵浦光路;本发明通过增加探测光及泵浦光的波长数量,可在不引起受激布里渊散射的前提下增加进入光纤的总光功率,可有效提高系统信噪比。同时可使测量效率得到提高,对一定的传感距离,缩短了测量时间;对一定的测量时间,提高了传感范围。
The invention discloses a multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer, which includes a multi-wavelength laser, a coupler, a detection pulse optical path, a continuous pump optical path, a detector and a signal acquisition processor; wherein, the detection pulse optical path includes Detection pulse light modulation unit, first erbium-doped fiber amplifier, first circulator, the continuous pump optical path includes continuous pump light modulation unit, second erbium-doped fiber amplifier, second circulator, Bragg grating, polarization scrambler The multi-wavelength laser emits continuous light, and the continuous light is respectively input into the detection pulse light path and the continuous pump light path through the coupler; the present invention can increase the number of wavelengths of the detection light and the pump light without causing stimulated Brillouin scattering. Under the premise of increasing the total optical power entering the optical fiber, the system signal-to-noise ratio can be effectively improved. At the same time, the measurement efficiency can be improved, the measurement time is shortened for a certain sensing distance, and the sensing range is increased for a certain measurement time.
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技术领域technical field
本发明涉及一种基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪,用于光纤传感、光缆健康监测领域的布里渊光时域分析仪。The invention relates to a Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on a multi-wavelength light source, which is used for the Brillouin optical time domain analyzer in the fields of optical fiber sensing and optical cable health monitoring.
背景技术Background technique
全分布式光纤传感技术以整条光纤为传感元件,利用光纤中的散射现象,可实现对传感光纤上待测物理量(应变、温度等)随时间和空间变化的连续分布测量。BOTDA(Brillouinoptical time-domain analysis,布里渊光时域分析仪)是一种基于受激布里渊放大效应的分布式光纤传感系统,由于布里渊光时域分析仪具有传感距离长、灵敏度高、测量精度高等优点,已经在很多结构监测中得到了应用。The fully distributed optical fiber sensing technology uses the entire optical fiber as the sensing element, and utilizes the scattering phenomenon in the optical fiber to realize the continuous distribution measurement of the physical quantity to be measured (strain, temperature, etc.) on the sensing optical fiber as a function of time and space. BOTDA (Brillouin optical time-domain analysis, Brillouin optical time domain analyzer) is a distributed optical fiber sensing system based on the stimulated Brillouin amplification effect, because the Brillouin optical time domain analyzer has a long sensing distance , high sensitivity, and high measurement accuracy have been applied in many structural monitoring.
传统的基于直接探测的BOTDA都使用单波长窄线宽光源,其探测光和泵浦光都只是单波长的光信号。在损耗型BOTDA中,连续泵浦光的频率比探测脉冲光的频率高,两者的频率差约为被测光纤的布里渊频移(约11GHz)。探测脉冲光与连续泵浦光分别从光纤的两端注入,由于受激布里渊放大作用,连续泵浦光的一部分能量通过振动的声场转移给探测脉冲光。利用OTDR技术(Optical fiber time-domain reflectometer,光时域反射),通过检测连续泵浦光功率的变化,可得到光纤沿线能量转移的大小。由于能量转移的大小与两个光波之间的频率差有关,并且当两者的频率差为光纤的布里渊频移时,能量转移最大。通过主动改变两个光波的频率差,并记录每个频率差下的能量转移大小,便可得到光纤沿线的布里渊增益谱,通过洛伦兹拟合得到布里渊谱的峰值频率,其对应布里渊频移。通过对比光纤中不同位置的布里渊频移,依据布里渊频移与应变或温度的线性关系,可获得光纤上连续分布的应变与温度状况,实现分布式光纤传感和健康监测。Traditional BOTDA based on direct detection all use a single-wavelength narrow-linewidth light source, and its probe light and pump light are only single-wavelength optical signals. In lossy BOTDA, the frequency of the continuous pump light is higher than that of the probe pulse light, and the frequency difference between the two is about the Brillouin frequency shift of the fiber under test (about 11 GHz). Probe pulse light and continuous pump light are respectively injected from both ends of the fiber. Due to the stimulated Brillouin amplification, part of the energy of the continuous pump light is transferred to the probe pulse light through the vibrating acoustic field. Using OTDR technology (Optical fiber time-domain reflectometer, optical time domain reflectometer), by detecting the change of continuous pump light power, the size of energy transfer along the optical fiber can be obtained. Since the magnitude of the energy transfer is related to the frequency difference between the two light waves, and when the frequency difference between the two is the Brillouin frequency shift of the fiber, the energy transfer is the largest. By actively changing the frequency difference between the two light waves and recording the energy transfer under each frequency difference, the Brillouin gain spectrum along the fiber can be obtained, and the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum can be obtained by Lorentz fitting. Corresponds to the Brillouin frequency shift. By comparing the Brillouin frequency shift at different positions in the optical fiber, according to the linear relationship between the Brillouin frequency shift and strain or temperature, the continuous distribution of strain and temperature on the optical fiber can be obtained, and distributed optical fiber sensing and health monitoring can be realized.
信噪比(SNR)是BOTDA的重要参数,它决定了系统的动态范围和测量精度。信噪比的提升主要通过提升探测脉冲光和连续泵浦光功率,以及增加累加平均的测量次数来实现。但由于光纤中非线性效应的限制,入射到被测光纤中的光功率应低于受激布里渊阈值;另外增加平均次数不仅会带来测量时间的增加,而且平均次数超过一定数量后,即使再增加也不会对信噪比的提升有明显的帮助。故系统信噪比的提升在上述两个方面都会受到制约。Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is an important parameter of BOTDA, which determines the dynamic range and measurement accuracy of the system. The improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio is mainly achieved by increasing the power of the probe pulse light and the continuous pump light, and increasing the number of cumulative and average measurements. However, due to the limitation of nonlinear effects in the optical fiber, the optical power incident on the optical fiber under test should be lower than the stimulated Brillouin threshold; in addition, increasing the number of averages will not only increase the measurement time, but also after the number of averages exceeds a certain number, Even if it is increased, it will not significantly help the improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio. Therefore, the improvement of the system signal-to-noise ratio will be restricted in the above two aspects.
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本发明所要解决的技术问题是针对背景技术中存在的缺陷,提出一种基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪,该布里渊光时域分析仪使用具有相等微小波长间隔的多个波长的探测脉冲光与多个波长的连续泵浦光,每个波长的探测光与相应的泵浦光一一对应,相互间发生能量转移,使得探测到的光功率提高,进而使得系统采集到的探测光信号的信噪比高于单波长系统的信噪比。The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on a multi-wavelength light source for the defects in the background technology. The Brillouin optical time domain analyzer uses multiple The detection pulse light of a wavelength and the continuous pump light of multiple wavelengths, the detection light of each wavelength corresponds to the corresponding pump light one by one, and energy transfer occurs between each other, so that the detected light power increases, and the system collects The signal-to-noise ratio of the detected optical signal is higher than that of the single-wavelength system.
本发明为解决以上技术问题,采用的技术方案如下所述:The present invention is to solve above technical problem, and the technical solution that adopts is as follows:
一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪,包括多波长激光器、耦合器、探测脉冲光路、连续泵浦光路、探测器和信号采集处理器;其中,所述探测脉冲光路包括探测脉冲光调制单元、第一掺铒光纤放大器、第一环形器,所述连续泵浦光路包括连续泵浦光调制单元、第二掺铒光纤放大器、第二环形器、布拉格光栅、扰偏器;多波长激光器发出频率为υ1,υ1+Δυ,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ的连续光,Δυ为频率间隔,N为波长数,N为自然数;该连续光经耦合器分别输入探测脉冲光路、连续泵浦光路;其中:A multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer, comprising a multi-wavelength laser, a coupler, a detection pulse optical path, a continuous pump optical path, a detector, and a signal acquisition processor; wherein the detection pulse optical path includes a detection pulse light modulation unit, a first erbium-doped fiber amplifier, and a first circulator, and the continuous pump optical path includes a continuous pump light modulation unit, a second erbium-doped fiber amplifier, a second circulator, a Bragg grating, and a polarization scrambler; a multi-wavelength laser Send out continuous light with frequencies of υ 1 , υ 1 +Δυ,...,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ, Δυ is the frequency interval, N is the number of wavelengths, and N is a natural number; the continuous light is respectively input into the detection pulse through the coupler Optical path, continuous pumping optical path; where:
在探测脉冲光路上,所述连续光经探测脉冲光调制单元被调制成多波长探测脉冲光,该多波长探测脉冲光经过第一掺铒光纤放大器放大后,经第一环形器注入被测传感光纤的一端;On the detection pulse light path, the continuous light is modulated into multi-wavelength detection pulse light by the detection pulse light modulation unit, and the multi-wavelength detection pulse light is amplified by the first erbium-doped fiber amplifier, and then injected into the measured transmission through the first circulator. One end of the sensing fiber;
在连续泵浦光路上,所述连续光经连续泵浦光调制单元进行双边带调制获得频率上移与下移υS的连续光,即该调制后的连续光频率为υ1±υS,υ1+Δυ±υS,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ±υS;υS的初始值设定为室温和松弛状态下光纤对应的布里渊频移,可通过改变泵浦光调制单元的调制频率改变υS的值;调制后的连续泵浦光经过第二环形器和布拉格光栅组成的滤波单元来滤除频率比探测脉冲光频率低的波长成分,得到频率为υ1+υS,υ1+Δυ+υS,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ+υS的连续泵浦光,该泵浦光经过扰偏器后,注入被测传感光纤的另一端;On the continuous pump light path, the continuous light is subjected to double sideband modulation by the continuous pump light modulation unit to obtain continuous light with a frequency shifted up and down by υS , that is, the frequency of the modulated continuous light is υ 1 ±υ S , υ 1 +Δυ±υ S ,…,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ±υ S ; the initial value of υ S is set to the corresponding Brillouin frequency shift of the fiber at room temperature and in the relaxed state, which can be changed by changing the pump The modulation frequency of the optical modulation unit changes the value of υS ; the modulated continuous pump light passes through the filter unit composed of the second circulator and the Bragg grating to filter out the wavelength components with a frequency lower than that of the detection pulse light, and obtain a frequency of υ 1 +υ S ,υ 1 +Δυ+υ S ,…,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ+υ S continuous pumping light, the pumping light is injected into another part of the sensing fiber under test after passing through the polarization scrambler one end;
在被测传感光纤中,N对探测脉冲光与连续泵浦光分别发生相互作用,相互作用后连续光的信号经第一环形器输出到探测器上,经探测器光电转换后,送入信号采集处理器,得到光纤上布里渊散射谱中某一频率对应的时域踪迹;通过等间隔的改变υS,获得整个被测传感光纤上的布里渊散射谱,进而获得光纤上的温度和应变分布。In the sensing fiber under test, N pairs of detection pulsed light and continuous pumping light interact respectively. After the interaction, the signal of the continuous light is output to the detector through the first circulator, and after photoelectric conversion by the detector, it is sent to the The signal acquisition processor obtains the time-domain trace corresponding to a certain frequency in the Brillouin scattering spectrum on the fiber; by changing υ S at equal intervals, the Brillouin scattering spectrum on the entire measured sensing fiber is obtained, and then the Brillouin scattering spectrum on the fiber is obtained. temperature and strain distribution.
作为本发明的一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪的进一步优化,所述探测脉冲光调制单元包括脉冲发生器和光调制器,其中,所述脉冲发生器与光调制器的调制信号输入端相连,光调制器为电光调制器或声光调制器。As a further optimization of the multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer of the present invention, the detection pulse light modulation unit includes a pulse generator and a light modulator, wherein the modulation signal input of the pulse generator and the light modulator The optical modulator is an electro-optic modulator or an acousto-optic modulator.
作为本发明的一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪的进一步优化,所述连续泵浦光调制单元包括微波源和电光调制器,其中所述微波源与电光调制器的调制信号输入端连接,用于控制连续泵浦光调制单元所需的频移υS的大小。As a further optimization of the multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer of the present invention, the continuous pump optical modulation unit includes a microwave source and an electro-optic modulator, wherein the microwave source and the modulation signal input end of the electro-optic modulator Connected, used to control the size of the frequency shift υ S required for continuous pumping of the optical modulation unit.
作为本发明的一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪的进一步优化,所述探测器是带宽约为几百兆赫兹的常规中频探测器。As a further optimization of the multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer of the present invention, the detector is a conventional intermediate frequency detector with a bandwidth of about several hundred megahertz.
作为本发明的一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪的进一步优化,所述信号采集处理器是示波器或频谱仪,或者是由采集卡与计算机组成的装置。As a further optimization of the multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer of the present invention, the signal acquisition processor is an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer, or a device composed of an acquisition card and a computer.
作为本发明的一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪的进一步优化,所述多波长激光器发出的连续光的频率间隔Δυ所对应的波长的范围是[0.01nm,0.1nm]。As a further optimization of the multi-wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer of the present invention, the range of wavelengths corresponding to the frequency interval Δυ of the continuous light emitted by the multi-wavelength laser is [0.01nm, 0.1nm].
作为本发明的一种多波长布里渊光时域分析仪的进一步优化,所述υS的取值范围和被测量温度与应变范围有关;若室温T0和松弛状态ε0下光纤的布里渊频移为υB0,被测温度为T0+ΔT,则υS的取值范围为:As a further optimization of the multi - wavelength Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer of the present invention, the value range of the υS is related to the measured temperature and strain range ; The Liavin frequency shift is υ B0 , the measured temperature is T 0 +ΔT, then the value range of υ S is:
[υB0+ΔT·1MHz/°C-100MHz,υB0+ΔT·1MHz/°C+100MHz];[υ B0 +ΔT·1MHz/°C-100MHz,υ B0 +ΔT·1MHz/°C+100MHz];
被测应变为ε0+Δε,则υS的取值范围为:The measured strain is ε 0 +Δε, then the value range of υ S is:
[υB0+Δε·5×104MHz-100MHz,υB0+Δε·5×104MHz+100MHz]。[υ B0 +Δε·5×10 4 MHz-100MHz,υ B0 +Δε·5×10 4 MHz+100MHz].
本发明采用以上技术方案,与现有技术相比的有益效果是:The present invention adopts the above technical scheme, and compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects are:
本发明提出一种新型的基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪,通过增加探测脉冲光和连续泵浦光的波长数量,可在不引起受激布里渊散射的前提下增加进入光纤的总光功率,可有效提高系统信噪比。同时可使测量效率得到提高,即在一次传统单波长方法的测量时间内,可获得多次测量的累加效果。对一定的传感距离,缩短了测量时间;对一定的测量时间,提高了传感范围。The present invention proposes a new type of Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on multi-wavelength light sources. By increasing the number of wavelengths of detection pulsed light and continuous pumping light, the input can be increased without causing stimulated Brillouin scattering. The total optical power of the fiber can effectively improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the system. At the same time, the measurement efficiency can be improved, that is, the cumulative effect of multiple measurements can be obtained within the measurement time of a traditional single-wavelength method. For a certain sensing distance, the measurement time is shortened; for a certain measurement time, the sensing range is increased.
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图1是本发明的基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪的方法示意图。Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the method of the Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on the multi-wavelength light source of the present invention.
图2是本发明的基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪的装置原理图。Fig. 2 is a device schematic diagram of the Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on the multi-wavelength light source of the present invention.
图3是本发明具体实施例的工作原理图。Fig. 3 is a working principle diagram of a specific embodiment of the present invention.
图4是本发明具体实施例的单波长、三波长布里渊光功率测量结果对比图。Fig. 4 is a comparison chart of single-wavelength and three-wavelength Brillouin optical power measurement results of a specific embodiment of the present invention.
图5是本发明具体实施例的单波长、三波长布里渊频移的测量结果对比图。Fig. 5 is a comparison chart of measurement results of single-wavelength and three-wavelength Brillouin frequency shifts according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.
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下面结合附图和实施例对本发明的技术方案做进一步详细的说明。The technical solution of the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
首先,如图1所示,为本发明的基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪的方法示意图,多波长激光光源发出频率为υ1,υ1+Δυ,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ的激光光源,该激光光源被分为两路:First, as shown in Figure 1, it is a schematic diagram of the method of the Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on the multi-wavelength light source of the present invention. N-1) Δυ laser light source, the laser light source is divided into two paths:
一路经过脉冲调制成为多波长探测脉冲光,其频率为υ1,υ1+Δυ,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ,从被测光纤的一端注入。One path is pulse-modulated to become multi-wavelength detection pulsed light, the frequency of which is υ 1 ,υ 1 +Δυ,…,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ, which is injected from one end of the optical fiber under test.
另一路被调制成多波长连续泵浦光,每个波长的光都得到υS的频率上移,所以多波长连续泵浦光的频率为υ1+υS,υ1+Δυ+υS,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ+υS,从被测光纤的另一端注入。The other path is modulated into multi-wavelength continuous pumping light, and the frequency of each wavelength of light is shifted up by υ S , so the frequency of multi-wavelength continuous pumping light is υ 1 +υ S , υ 1 +Δυ+υ S , …,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ+υ S , injected from the other end of the optical fiber under test.
在被测光纤中,多个探测脉冲光与其对应的连续泵浦光相互作用,频率较高的连续泵浦光将向频率较低的探测脉冲光发生能量转移,当二者的频率差为布里渊频移υB时,能量转移量达到最大。采用探测器直接检测相互作用后连续泵浦光的信号,等同于使用单波长进行N次探测的累加信号。In the optical fiber under test, multiple probe pulses interact with their corresponding continuous pump light, and the continuous pump light with higher frequency will transfer energy to the probe pulse light with lower frequency. When the frequency difference between the two is When the Liavin frequency shifts υ B , the amount of energy transfer reaches the maximum. Using the detector to directly detect the signal of the continuous pump light after the interaction is equivalent to the accumulated signal of N detections using a single wavelength.
本发明的基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪包括如下特征:The Brillouin optical time domain analyzer based on the multi-wavelength light source of the present invention includes the following features:
1、多波长探测光与多波长泵浦光的波长间隔相等,且波长间隔小于0.1nm;1. The wavelength interval of multi-wavelength probe light and multi-wavelength pump light is equal, and the wavelength interval is less than 0.1nm;
2、采用多波长激光光源,被测光纤的一端注入多波长探测脉冲光,其波长与多波长激光光源相同;2. Using a multi-wavelength laser light source, one end of the optical fiber under test injects multi-wavelength detection pulse light, whose wavelength is the same as that of the multi-wavelength laser light source;
3、被测光纤的另一端注入多波长连续泵浦光,其波长为对多波长激光光源的频率进行调制得到;3. The other end of the optical fiber under test injects multi-wavelength continuous pump light, whose wavelength is obtained by modulating the frequency of the multi-wavelength laser light source;
4、多波长探测脉冲光的每一个波长的布里渊增益谱内只有一个对应波长的连续泵浦光,使得多波长探测光与多波长泵浦光之间的每一对能量转移的相互作用相互独立,不发生额外的耦合或非线性效应;4. There is only one continuous pump light corresponding to the wavelength in the Brillouin gain spectrum of each wavelength of the multi-wavelength probe pulse light, so that the interaction of each pair of energy transfer between the multi-wavelength probe light and the multi-wavelength pump light Independent of each other, no additional coupling or nonlinear effects occur;
5、探测器的带宽只需满足脉宽决定的空间分辨率的要求。5. The bandwidth of the detector only needs to meet the requirements of the spatial resolution determined by the pulse width.
多波长探测脉冲光与多波长连续泵浦光在传感光纤中相向传输,产生受激布里渊放大效应,连续泵浦光的部分能量转移到探测脉冲光,探测器直接探测连续光的功率。Multi-wavelength detection pulsed light and multi-wavelength continuous pump light are transmitted in opposite directions in the sensing fiber, resulting in stimulated Brillouin amplification effect, part of the energy of the continuous pump light is transferred to the detection pulse light, and the detector directly detects the power of the continuous light .
基于以上工作原理,本发明提出一种基于多波长光源的布里渊光时域分析仪,如图2所示,包括1个多波长激光器、1个耦合器、1个探测脉冲光调制单元、1个连续泵浦光调制单元、2个掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)、2个环形器、1个布拉格光栅(FBG)、1个扰偏器、1个探测器和1个信号采集处理器。具体工作时,多波长激光器发出的连续光(频率为υ1,υ1+Δυ,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ)经耦合器分为两路:一路为探测脉冲光路,另一路为连续泵浦光路。Based on the above working principle, the present invention proposes a Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer based on a multi-wavelength light source, as shown in Figure 2, including a multi-wavelength laser, a coupler, a detection pulse light modulation unit, 1 continuous pump optical modulation unit, 2 erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA), 2 circulators, 1 Bragg grating (FBG), 1 polarization scrambler, 1 detector and 1 signal acquisition processor. When working specifically, the continuous light emitted by the multi-wavelength laser (frequency is υ 1 , υ 1 +Δυ,...,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ) is divided into two paths by the coupler: one is the detection pulse light path, and the other is It is a continuous pump light path.
其中,在探测脉冲光路上连续光经探测脉冲光调制单元调制成脉冲光(频率为υ1,υ1+Δυ,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ),多波长探测脉冲光经过掺铒光纤放大器放大,经环形器注入传感光纤。在连续泵浦光路上,经连续泵浦光调制单元双边带调制获得频率上移与下移的连续光(频率为υ1±υS,υ1+Δυ±υS,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ±υS)。调制后的连续光经过一个由环形器和布拉格光栅组成的滤波单元来滤除频率比探测脉冲光频率低的波长成分,得到频率为υ1+υS,υ1+Δυ+υS,…,υ1+(N-1)Δυ+υS的连续泵浦光,以构成损耗型的BOTDA,并且可以有效滤除放大器产生的自发辐射噪声(ASE)。探测光经过一个扰偏器,来降低偏振噪声的影响,然后注入传感光纤的另一端。在被测光纤中,N对探测脉冲光与连续泵浦光分别产生受激布里渊散射,连续泵浦光经环形器输出到探测器上,经探测器光电转换后,送入信号采集处理器,可得到光纤上布里渊散射谱中某一频率对应的时域踪迹。通过等间隔的改变υS,可获得整个光纤上的布里渊散射谱,进而获得光纤上的温度和应变分布。Among them, the continuous light on the detection pulse optical path is modulated into pulsed light by the detection pulse light modulation unit (frequency is υ 1 , υ 1 +Δυ,...,υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ), and the multi-wavelength detection pulse light is mixed with The erbium fiber amplifier is amplified and injected into the sensing fiber through a circulator. On the continuous pump light path, the continuous light with frequency up-shifted and down-shifted (frequency is υ 1 ±υ S ,υ 1 +Δυ±υ S ,...,υ 1 +( N-1) Δυ± υS ). The modulated continuous light passes through a filtering unit composed of a circulator and a Bragg grating to filter out wavelength components whose frequency is lower than that of the detection pulse light, and the obtained frequency is υ 1 +υ S ,υ 1 +Δυ+υ S ,…, The continuous pump light of υ 1 +(N-1)Δυ+υ S constitutes a lossy BOTDA, and can effectively filter the spontaneous emission noise (ASE) generated by the amplifier. The probe light passes through a polarization scrambler to reduce the effects of polarization noise, and is then injected into the other end of the sensing fiber. In the optical fiber under test, N pairs of detection pulsed light and continuous pumping light respectively generate stimulated Brillouin scattering, and the continuous pumping light is output to the detector through the circulator, and after photoelectric conversion by the detector, it is sent to the signal acquisition process The time-domain trace corresponding to a certain frequency in the Brillouin scattering spectrum on the fiber can be obtained. By changing υS at equal intervals, the Brillouin scattering spectrum on the entire fiber can be obtained, and then the temperature and strain distribution on the fiber can be obtained.
关于信噪比提升与波长数N的关系,如下式所示:The relationship between the SNR improvement and the number of wavelengths N is shown in the following formula:
其中N为波长数,T为热力学温度,k为玻尔兹曼常数,RL为负载电阻,q为元电荷,R为光电二极管响应率,B为探测器带宽,Pcw为连续光功率。分母中的第一项(2NqPcwRB)和第二项(4kTB/RL)分别为散粒噪声和热噪声,第三项为信号采集处理系统中其他器件(如放大器和示波器等)产生的电噪声功率。Where N is the number of wavelengths, T is the thermodynamic temperature, k is the Boltzmann constant, RL is the load resistance, q is the elementary charge, R is the photodiode responsivity, B is the detector bandwidth, and P cw is the continuous optical power. The first term (2NqP cw RB ) and the second term (4kTB/ RL ) in the denominator are shot noise and thermal noise respectively, and the third term It is the electrical noise power generated by other devices (such as amplifiers and oscilloscopes) in the signal acquisition and processing system.
作为本发明的一种优选实施方式,扰偏器可以是有源的也可以是无源的;探测器可以是平衡探测器,也可以是其他类型的探测器。信号采集处理器可以是示波器或频谱仪,也可以由采集卡与计算机组成。As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polarization scrambler can be active or passive; the detector can be a balanced detector or other types of detectors. The signal acquisition processor can be an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer, and can also be composed of an acquisition card and a computer.
实施例:结合具体测量方式和附图说明本发明的测量方法。本实施例采用三个波长,但本发明不限于三个波长。Embodiment: The measurement method of the present invention is illustrated in conjunction with specific measurement methods and accompanying drawings. This embodiment uses three wavelengths, but the present invention is not limited to three wavelengths.
如图3所示,单波长激光器发出1549.886nm的单波长激光,被电光调制器1和微波源1调制,产生三个波长的激光光源,其波长间隔为0.028nm,对应的频率间隔Δυ为3.5GHz。之后经耦合器分为两路,一路被电光调制器2和脉冲发生器调制成50ns的光脉冲,再经掺铒光纤放大器1放大后,作为探测脉冲光进入环形器1的1端口,从2端口注入23.6km长的被测光纤,被测光纤末端有45m左右放置在加温装置中;另一路被电光调制器3和微波源2调制,调制获得的边带信号作为连续泵浦光信号,之后经过掺铒光纤放大器2放大,经由环形器2和布拉格光栅组成的滤波单元滤除频率下移的边带以及掺铒光纤放大器2产生的自发辐射噪声(ASE)。之后经过一个扰偏器以降低偏振噪声的影响,注入被测光纤的另一端。探测脉冲光和连续泵浦光在被测光纤中相互作用后,连续泵浦光经环形器1的3端口输出,由探测器进行直接检测。光电转换后的信号由示波器接收获得时域信号,改变微波源2的频率以实现扫频,扫频范围设为从10.82GHz至10.96GHz,扫频的频率间隔为10MHz。可获得整个光纤上的布里渊散射谱,进而获得光纤上的温度和应变分布。As shown in Figure 3, the single-wavelength laser emits a single-wavelength laser of 1549.886nm, which is modulated by the electro-
图4、图5给出了三波长探测脉冲光和三波长连续泵浦光的BOTDA系统与普通单波长系统的测量结果对比。图4给出了布里渊峰值功率的对比,三波长测得结果的电压信噪比比普通BOTDA测得的高4.5dB。图5给出了整段光纤以及加温段的布里渊频移测量结果,三波长系统与单波长系统中,不加温光纤段的布里渊频移标准差分别为0.7MHz和1.2MHz;加温光纤段的布里渊频移标准差分别为0.2MHz和0.5MHz。可以看出三波长系统测量结果的波动近似为普通单波长系统测量值波动的一半,三波长系统与单波长系统温度测量误差分别为0.2℃和0.5℃。Figure 4 and Figure 5 show the comparison of the measurement results of the BOTDA system with three-wavelength detection pulsed light and three-wavelength continuous pump light and the common single-wavelength system. Figure 4 shows the comparison of Brillouin peak power. The voltage signal-to-noise ratio of the three-wavelength measurement results is 4.5dB higher than that measured by ordinary BOTDA. Figure 5 shows the Brillouin frequency shift measurement results of the entire fiber and the heated section. In the three-wavelength system and the single-wavelength system, the standard deviations of the Brillouin frequency shift of the unheated fiber section are 0.7MHz and 1.2MHz respectively. ; The standard deviations of the Brillouin frequency shifts of the heated fiber sections are 0.2MHz and 0.5MHz, respectively. It can be seen that the fluctuation of the measurement results of the three-wavelength system is approximately half of the fluctuation of the measurement value of the ordinary single-wavelength system, and the temperature measurement errors of the three-wavelength system and the single-wavelength system are 0.2°C and 0.5°C, respectively.
与传统的单波长光源的基于布里渊光时域分析仪相比,本发明的信噪比与动态范围得到提高。本发明通过增加探测光及泵浦光的波长数量,增强进入光纤的光功率,可以提高传感光纤的利用效率,在一次传统方法的测量时间内,可获得多次测量的累加效果。对一定的传感距离,缩短了测量时间;对一定的测量时间,提高了传感范围。Compared with the Brillouin optical time-domain analyzer based on the traditional single-wavelength light source, the signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range of the invention are improved. The invention increases the number of wavelengths of the probe light and the pump light, and enhances the light power entering the optical fiber, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of the sensing optical fiber, and obtaining the accumulation effect of multiple measurements within the measurement time of a traditional method. For a certain sensing distance, the measurement time is shortened; for a certain measurement time, the sensing range is increased.
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