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Novel optical fibre distributed temperature sensor based on the Landau-Placzek ratio

Novel optical fibre distributed temperature sensor based on the Landau-Placzek ratio
Novel optical fibre distributed temperature sensor based on the Landau-Placzek ratio
We report a compact, portable optical fiber distributed temperature sensor based on spontaneous Brillouin backscattered light. The ratio of the Rayleigh and Brillouin backscattered light is known as the Landau-Placzek ratio and gives a measure of temperature. To measure the Landau-Placzek ratio the Rayleigh and Brillouin signals that are separated by a frequency of approximately 10 GHz have to be spectrally resolved. A narrow linewidth Q-switched fiber laser and an inexpensive low loss in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer were developed for this purpose.
Lees, G.P.
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Newson, T.P.
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Lees, G.P., de Souza, K. and Newson, T.P. (1997) Novel optical fibre distributed temperature sensor based on the Landau-Placzek ratio. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO '97), , Baltimore, United States. 18 - 23 May 1997.

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We report a compact, portable optical fiber distributed temperature sensor based on spontaneous Brillouin backscattered light. The ratio of the Rayleigh and Brillouin backscattered light is known as the Landau-Placzek ratio and gives a measure of temperature. To measure the Landau-Placzek ratio the Rayleigh and Brillouin signals that are separated by a frequency of approximately 10 GHz have to be spectrally resolved. A narrow linewidth Q-switched fiber laser and an inexpensive low loss in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer were developed for this purpose.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 1997
Venue - Dates: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO '97), , Baltimore, United States, 1997-05-18 - 1997-05-23

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Local EPrints ID: 76786
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/76786
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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
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Author: G.P. Lees
Author: K. de Souza
Author: T.P. Newson

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