Distributed fiber-optic intrusion sensor system

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2081-2087

  Juarez, Juan C ^a   Maier, Eric W ^a,b   Choi, Kyoo Nam ^c   Taylor, Henry F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distributed sensor; Er:fiber laser; Fiber sensor; Intrusion sensor; Optical phase sensor; Optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR); Perimeter security

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; FIBER LASERS; LASER PULSES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; REFLECTOMETERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

DISTRIBUTED SENSOR; INTRUSION SENSOR; OPTICAL PHASE SENSOR; OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR); PERIMETER SECURITY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 22444436218     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.849924     Document Type: Article

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