We address the concept of virtual transparency in optical fibres and its application to dynamic range extension in distributed sensors. A sensor featuring 100 km measurement range with 2 meter resolution is experimentally demonstrated.
Title
Ultra-long range distributed fibre sensing using virtually transparent propagation
Published in
2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC)
Volume
OSA Technical Digest (CD)
Pages
CH6_1
Conference
12th European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO EUROPE/EQEC, Munich, Germany, 22-26 05 2011
Date
2011
Publisher
Washington DC, Optical Society of America
ISBN
978-1-4577-0533-5
Note
Invited paper
Record creation date
2011-08-30