An enhanced-performance BOTDA sensor is presented combining low-RIN distributed Raman amplification and RZ Simplex-pulse coding. Results demonstrate for first time 1 m spatial resolution over 120 km distance with 1.3°C/26 μϵ resolutions
Title
Enhanced-performance BOTDA sensing through optimized pulse coding and low-RIN bidirectional Raman amplification
Published in
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2012)
Conference
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2012), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 4-8 March 2012
Date
2012
Record creation date
2012-11-01