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Influence of optical pulse width on the perturbation detection performance of polarization-optical time domain reflectometer |
Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 35, pp. 8498-8504 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.008498
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Abstract
The influence to the sensing performance of polarization optical time domain reflectometer (POTDR) by increasing the optical pulse width is analyzed based on wave-plate model and Muller matrices. Simulation and experimental results show that the ability of POTDR to sense external perturbation can be improved by increasing the pulse width of probe light, although the backscattered signal would be temporally depolarized. The depolarization effect is not a limitation to increase the pulse width to improve the signal-to-noise ratio for POTDR. The beat length of fiber can be taken as the critical value for the increase of pulse width.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(060.2400) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber properties
(280.4788) Remote sensing and sensors : Optical sensing and sensors
ToC Category:
Remote Sensing and Sensors
History
Original Manuscript: September 20, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 16, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 18, 2012
Published: December 10, 2012
Citation
Feng Wang, Xiangchuan Wang, Xuping Zhang, Mengmeng Chen, and Yuangang Lu, "Influence of optical pulse width on the perturbation detection performance of polarization-optical time domain reflectometer," Appl. Opt. 51, 8498-8504 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-35-8498
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