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100km distributed fiber optic sensor based on the coherent detection of Brillouin backscatter with a spatial resolution of 10m enhanced using two stages of remotely pumped erbium-doped fiber combined with Raman amplification
Y.T.Cho1, G.P.Lees2, G.Hilton2, X.Shu3, K.Sugden3, A.Strong2, A.Hartog2 and T.P.Newson1
1. Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
2. Sensa (a Schlumberger company), Gamma House, Enterprise Road, Chilworth Science Park, Southampton, SO16 7NS, UK
3. Photonics Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK
Abstract
We report the enhanced performance of distributed Brillouin fiber optic sensor using two stages of remotely pumped erbium-doped fiber combined with Raman amplification. Intensity and frequency resolutions of 0.60% and 0.30 MHz were achieved at 100 km.
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