Analytical expression and experimental validation of the Brillouin gain spectral broadening at any sensing spatial resolution

Mehdi Alem, Marcelo A. Soto, Moshe Tur, Luc Thévenaz

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Abstract

A novel and simple analytical expression to describe the Brillouin gain spectral broadening as a function of the spatial resolution in time-domain Brillouin distributed fiber sensors is deduced. The proposed model is experimentally validated using a pump-probe Brillouin sensing setup and also compared with numerical and approximate results. In addition, a compact mathematical form is presented for the peak gain reduction resulting from incomplete acoustic-wave activation in Brillouin sensors with short spatial resolution. Both mathematical expressions can be used together to quantitatively predict the impact of the spatial resolution on the signal-to-noise ratio and frequency uncertainty of the sensor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
EditorsLibo Yuan, Youngjoo Chung, Wei Jin, Byoungho Lee, John Canning, Kentaro Nakamura
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510610910
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 2017 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 24 Apr 201728 Apr 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10323
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 2017
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period24/04/1728/04/17

Keywords

  • Brillouin gain spectrum
  • Distributed fiber sensor
  • Spectral broadening
  • Stimulated Brillouin scattering

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