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High-resolution distributed shape sensing using phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry and multicore fibers

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Zhisheng Yang, Alejandro Dominguez Lopez

In this paper, a highly-sensitive distributed shape sensor based on a multicore fiber (MCF) and phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry (φ-OTDR) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The implemented system features a high strain sensitivit ...

2019

Phase Sensitive OTDR Strain Measurement Using Single Mode Operation in Multimode OM4 Fiber

Luc Thévenaz, Zhisheng Yang, Alejandro Dominguez Lopez

We present the first realization of strain sensing in a multimode OM4 optical fiber using phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry. We demonstrate that single mode operation in an OM4 fiber is achievable and allows the fiber strain to be measured ...

2019

Distributed forward stimulated Brillouin scattering measurement using broadband BOTDR

Luc Thévenaz, Simon Adrien Zaslawski, Zhisheng Yang, Sheng Wang

Brillouin optical time-domain reflectometry is used to perform distributed forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (FSBS) measurements. This configuration suppresses the need for an additional frequency scanning to evaluate the local Brillouin peak gain wh ...

SPIE2019

Short spatial resolutions retrieval from a long pulse BOTDA trace

Luc Thévenaz, Simon Adrien Zaslawski, Zhisheng Yang, Sheng Wang

A novel technique is proposed to obtain a flexible and variable spatial resolution from a conventional Brillouin optical time-domain analyzers using a fast post-processing algorithm. The approach is very attractive since a fine spatial resolution can be ob ...

SPIE2019

Optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio for direct-detection BOTDA

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Zhisheng Yang, Sheng Wang

The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the measurement for direct-detection Brillouin optical time-domain analyzers is modelled and experimentally validated, with and without the use of optical pre-amplification. Results indicate that preamplification associat ...

SPIE2019

Opto-acoustics in optical fibres for sensing applications

Luc Thévenaz, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Zhisheng Yang

IEEE2019

Analysis and Reduction of Large Errors in Rayleigh-based Distributed Sensor

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Zhisheng Yang, Li Zhang, Luis Costa

Commonly, the frequency shift of back-reflection spectra is the key parameter to measure quantitatively local temperature or strain changes in frequency-scanned Rayleigh-based distributed fiber sensors. Cross-correlation is the most common method to estima ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2019

Hybrid Golay-coded Brillouin optical time-domain analysis based on differential pulses

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Zhisheng Yang, Zonglei Li

Different approaches to implement unipolar Golay coding in Brillouin optical time-domain analysis based on a differential pulse pair (DPP) are investigated. The analysis points out that dedicated post-processing procedures must be followed to secure the sh ...

2018

Performance analysis of frequency shift estimation techniques in Brillouin distributed fiber sensors

Luc Thévenaz, Zhisheng Yang

The performance of post-processing techniques carried out on the Brillouin gain spectrum to estimate the Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) in standard Brillouin distributed sensors is evaluated. Curve fitting methods with standard functions such as polynomia ...

2018

Boosting the performance of distributed optical fiber sensors based on adaptive decoder

Luc Thévenaz, Simon Adrien Zaslawski, Zhisheng Yang, Jian Wu, Sheng Wang

An adaptive decoder is proposed to derive the fiber single-pulse response. This experimentally simple technique simultaneously improves the measurement time and the noise level, boosting to an uncommon degree the overall performance of distributed fiber se ...

Optical Society of America2018

High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Gain Spectrum Measurement

Luc Thévenaz, Flavien Gyger, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Kenny Hey Tow, Zhisheng Yang

A technique to measure nonlinear processes, such as stimulated Brillouin scattering, with a very-high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is presented. Brillouin gain measurement with 77dB SNR is demonstrated over a 2m-long section of single-mode fiber. ...

Optical Society of America2018

Distributed Acoustic Impedance Measurement Based On Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Zhisheng Yang

A technique to measure the local spectrum of forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (FSBS) along a standard optical fiber is proposed. The local acoustic impedance of surrounding material is retrieved from the measured FSBS resonance linewidth. ...

Optical Society of America2018

Rayleigh-Based Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Using Least Mean Square Similarity

Luc Thévenaz, Flavien Gyger, Zhisheng Yang, Li Zhang

Large frequency shift errors induced by cross-correlation are investigated in Rayleigh-based distributed sensing. A least mean square method is proposed to reduce those errors, thus increasing the reliability and extending the measurand range. ...

Optical Society of America2018

Hybrid Coding Scheme for Brillouin Optical Time-domain Analysis Based on Golay and Differential Pulses

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Zhisheng Yang, Zonglei Li

A hybrid Golay coding method based on differential pulse-pair sequences is proposed for distributed Brillouin sensing. The method provides 1.5 dB signal-to-noise ratio improvement over unipolar Golay with halved measurement time, securing high spatial reso ...

Optical Society of America2018

Closed-loop Controlled Brillouin Optical Time-domain Analysis

Luc Thévenaz, Zhisheng Yang

A novel concept to retrieve information in Brillouin distributed fiber sensors is presented, in which the interacting signals are conditioned to track a uniform gain along the fiber, showing 100× faster acquisition at similar accuracy. ...

Optical Society of America2018

High-Resolution Distributed Differential Curvature Measurement Based on Phase-Sensitive Optical Time Domain Reflectometry and Multi-Core Fiber

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Zhisheng Yang, Alejandro Dominguez Lopez

A distributed curvature sensor based on multicore fiber and phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry is presented, demonstrating a resolution of 10 cm over ~25 m of sensing range. ...

Optical Society of America2018

Impact of Fitting and Digital Filtering on Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Brillouin Frequency Shift Uncertainty of BOTDA Measurements

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Simon Adrien Zaslawski, Zhisheng Yang

The intricate relationships linking signal-to-noise ratio and Brillouin frequency shift uncertainty after post-processing of Brillouin optical time-domain analysis measurements are investigated, highlighting the crucial impact of fitting. ...

OSA2018

Fully distributed pressure sensing with ultra-high-sensitivity using side-hole fibers

Luc Thévenaz, Zhisheng Yang, Li Zhang

A highly sensitive distributed pressure sensing system (< 20 hPa) based on phasesensitive optical time-domain reflectometry with side air holes fiber is proposed, reaching a sensing range of 1.05 km with a 5 cm spatial resolution ...

Optical Society of America2018

Design rules for optimizing unipolar coded Brillouin optical time-domain analyzers

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Simon Adrien Zaslawski, Zhisheng Yang, Zonglei Li

The performance of unipolar unicolor coded Brillouin optical time-domain analysis (BOTDA) is evaluated based on both Simplex and Golay codes. Four major detrimental factors that limit the system performance, including decoded-gain trace distortion, coding ...

2018

Distributed forward Brillouin sensor based on local light phase recovery

Luc Thévenaz, Marcelo Alfonso Soto Hernandez, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Zhisheng Yang

The distributed fibre sensing technology based on backward stimulated Brillouin scattering (BSBS) is experiencing a rapid development. However, all reported implementations of distributed Brillouin fibre sensors until today are restricted to detecting phys ...

Nature Research2018

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