Quasi-distributed vibration sensing using OFDR and weak reflectors

The authors proposed a quasi-distributed vibration sensing technique using in-line weak reflectors and optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). As a result, they achieved an 8 kHz measurable vibration frequency with a 15-20 cm spatial resolution employing a low repetition rate (similar to 8 Hz...

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Autores: Zhu, Mengshi, Leandro González, Daniel, López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel, Murayama, Hideaki
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/36010
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/36010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Quasi-distributed vibration
Optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR)
Weak reflectors
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Sumario:The authors proposed a quasi-distributed vibration sensing technique using in-line weak reflectors and optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). As a result, they achieved an 8 kHz measurable vibration frequency with a 15-20 cm spatial resolution employing a low repetition rate (similar to 8 Hz). Moreover, a measurable frequency of 30 kHz was achieved for a 1.5 m spatial resolution. The ability of the system to determine the frequency and amplitude of several sections vibrating simultaneously is evaluated for different configurations. Because of the simple arrangement, high detectable frequency, and high sensitivity, this approach is expected to be especially well suited for mechanical vibration sensing applications, particularly in medium-sized structures.