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Deformation of the Brillouin Gain Spectrum Caused by Parabolic Strain Distribution and Resulting Measurement Error in BOTDR Strain Measurement System

Hiroshi NARUSE, Mitsuhiro TATEDA, Hiroshige OHNO, Akiyoshi SHIMADA

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In an optical time domain reflectometer type strain measurement system, we theoretically derive the shape of the Brillouin gain spectrum produced in an optical fiber under a parabolic strain distribution which is formed in a uniformly loaded beam. Based on the derived result, we investigate the effects of the parabolic strain distribution parameters and the measurement conditions such as the launched pulse width and the measurement position on the beam on the deformation of the Brillouin backscattered-light power spectrum shape. In addition, we investigate the strain measurement error resulting from the deformation of the power spectrum shape by analyzing the peak-power frequency at which the power spectrum is maximized.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E86-C No.10 pp.2111-2121
Publication Date
2003/10/01
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Optoelectronics

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