Gain vs phase in BOTDA setups

We evaluate the Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) determination error when using the Brillouin phase spectrum (BPS) instead of the Brillouin gain spectrum (BGS) in BOTDA setups. We compare the error obtained in the BFS determination in both cases, both with theoretical arguments and experimental data....

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Autores: López Gil, Alexia Inés, Angulo Vinuesa, Xabier, Soto Hernández, Marcelo Alfonso, Domínguez López, Alejandro|||0000-0001-6065-6106, Martín López, Sonia|||0000-0001-5203-6206, Thévenaz, Luc, González Herráez, Miguel|||0000-0003-2555-2971
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/27697
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27697
https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2236890
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fiber optics
Fiber optics sensors
Nonlinear optics
Stimulated Brillouin scattering
Ciencias tecnológicas
Electrónica
Technology
Electronics
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Sumario:We evaluate the Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) determination error when using the Brillouin phase spectrum (BPS) instead of the Brillouin gain spectrum (BGS) in BOTDA setups. We compare the error obtained in the BFS determination in both cases, both with theoretical arguments and experimental data. In comparison to the gain, for an equal SNR and linewidth, the phase generally provides a better fit of the BFS for smaller frequency spans. This result opens a possible way to reduce the measurement time of certain BOTDA systems by using the phase feature