Fast Brillouin optical time domain analysis utilizing double-sideband digital optical frequency comb

Huan He, Yingxuan Li, Xuan Zou, Zhiyong Zhao, Dongmei Huang, Ming Tang

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Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a fast Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) based on simultaneous measurement of Brillouin gain spectrum (BGS) and Brillouin loss spectrum (BLS) with double-sideband digital optical frequency comb (DOFC). By using the two sidebands of DOFC probe to interrogates the BGS and BLS, respectively, simultaneous acquisitions of BGS and BLS with a fixed frequency difference are achieved by direct detection without sideband selective optical filters. The measurement accuracy of the system is significantly improved compared to traditional single-sideband based schemes without increasing the system complexity. Eventually, the proposed BOTDA sensor achieves less than 1-MHz frequency uncertainty over 10-km fiber with a 20-m spatial resolution, and 5.5-ms measurement time. The experimental results validate that the proposed high-performance scheme is very promising for distributed dynamic sensing application.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/2023 International Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings, ACP/POEM 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350312614
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024
Event2023 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/2023 International Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings, ACP/POEM 2023 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 4 Nov 20237 Nov 2023

Publication series

Name2023 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/2023 International Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings, ACP/POEM 2023

Conference

Conference2023 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/2023 International Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings, ACP/POEM 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period4/11/237/11/23

Keywords

  • Brillouin scattering
  • digital optical frequency comb
  • distributed sensing
  • double-sideband modulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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