• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 7, 0706003 (2021)
Jinfeng Gu1、2, Bin Lu1、**, Junqi Yang1、2, Zhaoyong Wang1, Lei Ye1, Qing Ye1、2, Ronghui Qu1、2, and Haiwen Cai1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202141.0706003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jinfeng Gu, Bin Lu, Junqi Yang, Zhaoyong Wang, Lei Ye, Qing Ye, Ronghui Qu, Haiwen Cai. Distributed Acoustic Sensing Based on Multi-Core Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(7): 0706003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this study, we use multiple independent parallel spatial channels in multi-core fibers to achieve spatial diversity in solving the signal fading and limited signal-to-noise ratio of distributed fiber acoustic sensing systems based on traditional single-mode fibers. We use the fan-in and fan-out modules for independent transmission and centralized reception of signals in four cores of the multi-core fiber, and multiple signals can be aggregated effectively using a coherent aggregation method. The experimental results show a well-reconstructed external disturbance signal, suppressed signal fading, and reduced noise floor by 5.2 dB compared with that of the optimized single-mode fiber system. The sensor exhibits high-level performance: lowest noise floor of -85 dB and bandwidth of 10 kHz.
    Jinfeng Gu, Bin Lu, Junqi Yang, Zhaoyong Wang, Lei Ye, Qing Ye, Ronghui Qu, Haiwen Cai. Distributed Acoustic Sensing Based on Multi-Core Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(7): 0706003
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