Distributed Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensing using Rayleigh Backscatter
Short Summary
In this work we describe how distributed temperature sensing can be done using Rayleigh scatter.
Abstract
We present a novel technique for distributed fiber-optic temperature sensing based on measuring the temperature-dependent spectral shift of the Rayleigh backscatter signal along an optical fiber. Swept-wavelength interferometry is used to measure the Rayleigh backscatter.
Citation
D., K. Gifford et al., "Distributed Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensing using Rayleigh Backscatter," 31st European Conf. and Exhibition Optical Communications, Glasgow, Scotland, 2005, Vol. 3, pp. 511-512.
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