Optimization of a DPP-BOTDA sensor with 25 cm spatial resolution over 60 km standard single-mode fiber using Simplex codes and optical pre-amplification

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6860-6869

  Soto, Marcelo A ^a   Taki, Mohammad ^a   Bolognini, Gabriele ^a,b   Di Pasquale, Fabrizio ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BRILLOUIN; BRILLOUIN GAIN SPECTRUM; DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER SENSING; DUTY CYCLES; DYNAMIC RANGE; LINEAR OPTICAL; OPTICAL PRE-AMPLIFICATION; PULSEWIDTHS; RECEIVER SENSITIVITY; RETURN-TO-ZERO; SIMPLEX CODES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STANDARD SINGLE MODE FIBERS; STRAIN RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE RESOLUTION;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSDUCER;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84859385830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.006860     Document Type: Article

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