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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
An investigation is performed of the possibility of achieving simultaneous distributed strain and temperature sensing based on hybrid Raman–Brillouin scattering with the use of multi-wavelength optical sources such as common Fabry–Perot (FP) lasers. By employing a self-heterodyne detection scheme based on a multi-wavelength optical local oscillator, the benefits of FP lasers are fully exploited, allowing for high-power Raman intensity measurements and a simultaneous high-accuracy detection of the Brillouin frequency shift parameter for each FP longitudinal mode. Experimental results point out a significant reduction of coherent Rayleigh noise, and highlight the enhanced performance in hybrid Raman–Brillouin sensing when using FP lasers; in particular using standard FP lasers at 1550 nm results in about 12 dB (7 dB) temperature (strain) accuracy improvement at 25 km sensing distance with respect to the …
Publisher: 
IOP Publishing
Publication date: 
28 Jul 2010
Authors: 

Gabriele Bolognini, Marcelo A Soto, Fabrizio Di Pasquale

Biblio References: 
Volume: 21 Issue: 9 Pages: 094025
Origin: 
Measurement Science and Technology