We have used distributed Raman amplification to extend the measurement distance of a Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Analysis (BOTDA) sensor. We successfully demonstrate a dynamic range of 75 km with 2 meter spatial resolution.
Title
Distributed Brillouin Fiber Sensor Featuring 2 Meter Resolution and 75 Km Dynamic Range
Published in
OSA Technical Digest (CD)
Issue
Paper SThC5
Conference
Optical Sensors, Karlsruhe, Germany, June 21, 2010
Date
2010
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Record creation date
2010-07-20