title: Proposal of Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (BOCDR).
abstract: We propose a Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (BOCDR), which can measure the distribution of strain and/or temperature along an optical fiber from a single end, by detecting spontaneous Brillouin scattering with controlling the interference of continuous lightwaves. In a pulse-based conventional Brillouin optical time-domain reflectometry (BOTDR), it is difficult in principle to achieve a spatial resolution less than 1 m, and the measurement time is as long as 5-10 minutes. On the contrary, the continuous-wave-based BOCDR can exceed the limit of 1-m resolution, and realize much faster measurement and random access to measuring positions. Spatial resolution of 40 cm was experimentally demonstrated with sampling rate of 50 Hz.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. ymizuno@sagnac.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Weiwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Zuyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hotate
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013696:Temperature; D014159:Transducers