Technique for Measuring the Dynamic Strain on an Optical Fiber Based on Brillouin Ring Amplification

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 234-242

  Ogawa, Osamu ^a   Kato, Tatsuya ^a   Kamikatano, Mitsuru ^b  

^a TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

^b FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brillouin scattering; Distributed optical fiber sensor; Fiber ring laser; Mode locking; Strain measurement

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LASER MODE LOCKING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

BRILLOUIN RING AMPLIFICATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0033079188     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.744230     Document Type: Article

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