Optimization of long-range BOTDA sensors with high resolution using first-order bi-directional Raman amplification

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4444-4457

  Soto, Marcelo A ^a   Bolognini, Gabriele ^a   Di Pasquale, Fabrizio ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

BI-DIRECTIONAL; BRILLOUIN; DISTRIBUTED RAMAN AMPLIFICATION; DISTRIBUTED SENSING; FIRST-ORDER; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-POWER; RAMAN AMPLIFICATION; RAMAN LASERS; SENSING RANGES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STANDARD SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REFRACTOMETRY; TRANSDUCER;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS; REFRACTOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79952163907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.004444     Document Type: Article

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