Uttamchandani, D.Culshaw, B.Overington, M. S.Parsey, M.Facchini, M.Thévenaz, Luc2008-09-292008-09-292008-09-29199910.1117/12.2302094https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/29945Distributed strain measurements on synthetic fibre ropes as used in marine applications are reported. The ropes incorporate single mode fibre-optic sensors for strain measurement. A Brillouin-amplification-based distributed strain measuring system has been utilised to interrogate the fibre sensors incorporated into a parallel yarn aramid rope. Initial results are presented to conclusively demonstrate the technical feasibility of the approach.Fiber optic sensorsSingle mode fibersRopeCablesStrain measurementMarine applicationsBrillouin scatteringAmplificationtext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper