High-spatial-resolution fiber optic distributed force sensing with synthesis of optical coherence function

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Hotate ◽  
Kohji Makino ◽  
Mitsuteru Ishikawa ◽  
Yuzo Yoshikuni
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Coherence Function ◽  
Force Sensing ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Optical Coherence Function

scholarly journals Brillouin Optical Correlation-Domain Technologies Based on Synthesis of Optical Coherence Function as Fiber Optic Nerve Systems for Structural Health Monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Hotate
Keyword(s):  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Coherence Function ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Optical Correlation ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin ◽  
Optical Coherence Function

Brillouin optical correlation-domain technologies are reviewed as “fiber optic nerve systems” for the health monitoring of large structures such as buildings, bridges, and aircraft bodies. The Brillouin scattering property is used as a sensing mechanism for strain and/or temperature. Continuous lightwaves are used in the technologies, and their optical coherence properties are synthesized to realize position-selective measurement. This coherence manipulation technology is called the “synthesis of optical coherence function (SOCF)”. By utilizing SOCF technologies, stimulated Brillouin scattering is generated position-selectively along the fiber, which is named “Brillouin optical correlation domain analysis (BOCDA)”. Spontaneous Brillouin scattering, which takes place at any portion along the fiber, can also be measured position-selectively by the SOCF technology. This is called “Brillouin optical correlation domain reflectometry (BOCDR)”. When we use pulsed lightwaves that have the position information, sensing performances, such as the spatial resolution, are inherently restricted due to the Brillouin scattering nature. However, in the correlation-domain technologies, such difficulties can be reduced. Superior performances have been demonstrated as distribution-sensing mechanisms, such as a 1.6-mm high spatial resolution, a fast measurement speed of 5000 points/s, and a 7000-με strain dynamic range, individually. The total performance of the technologies is also discussed in this paper. A significant feature of the technologies is their random accessibility to discrete multiple points that are selected arbitrarily along the fiber, which is not realized by the time domain pulsed-lightwave technologies. Discriminative and distributed strain/temperature measurements have also been realized using both the BOCDA technology and Brillouin dynamic grating (BDG) phenomenon, which are associated with the stimulated Brillouin scattering process. In this paper, the principles, functions, and applications of the SOCF, BOCDA, BOCDR, and BDG-BOCDA systems are reviewed, and their historical aspects are also discussed.

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