• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 12, Issue 1, 141 (2024)
Yuan Wang*, Pedro Tovar, Juntong Yang, Liang Chen, and Xiaoyi Bao
Author Affiliations
  • Nexus for Quantum Technologies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
  • show less
    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.497955 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yuan Wang, Pedro Tovar, Juntong Yang, Liang Chen, Xiaoyi Bao. Distributed phase-matching measurement for dynamic strain and temperature sensing based on stimulated Brillouin scattering enhanced four-wave mixing[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(1): 141 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A Brillouin dynamic grating (BDG) can be used for distributed birefringence measurement in optical fibers, offering high sensitivity and spatial resolution for sensing applications. However, it is quite a challenge to simultaneously achieve dynamic measurements with both high accuracy and high spatial resolution. In this work, we propose a sensing mechanism to achieve distributed phase-matching measurement using a chirped pulse as a probe signal. In BDG reflection, the peak reflection corresponds to the highest four-wave mixing (FWM) conversion efficiency, and it requires the Brillouin frequency in the fast and slow axes to be equal, which is called the phase-matching condition. This condition changes at different fiber positions, which requires a range of frequency injection for the probe wave. The proposed method uses a chirped pulse as a probe wave to cover this frequency range associated with distributed birefringence inhomogeneity. This allows us to detect distributed phase matching for birefringence changes that are introduced by temperature and strain variations. Thanks to the single shot and direct time delay measurement capability, the acquisition rate in our system is only limited by the fiber length. Notably, unlike conventional BDG spectrum recovery-based systems, the spatial resolution here is determined by both the frequency chirping rate of the probe pulse and the birefringence profile of the fiber. In the experiments, an acquisition rate of 1 kHz (up to fiber length limits) and a spatial resolution of 10 cm using a 20 ns probe pulse width are achieved. The minimum detectable temperature and strain variation are 5.6 mK and 0.37 με along a 2 km long polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF).
    Apz=η(Ap|AS|2+ASAproAi*exp(iΔk(z)z)),

    View in Article

    ASz=η(AS|Ap|2+ApAiApro*exp(iΔk(z)z)),

    View in Article

    Aproz=η(Apro|Ai|2+ApAiAS*exp(iΔk(z)z)),

    View in Article

    Aiz=η(Ai|Apro|2+ASAproAp*exp(iΔk(z)z)),

    View in Article

    η=8π3γe2ρ0cλp3ΩBΓBAeffao,

    View in Article

    Aeffao=(F2(x,y)F2(x,y)FA(x,y))FA2(x,y),

    View in Article

    νpro(t)=ν0+R·t,

    View in Article

    R=Δνc/W,

    View in Article

    ΔBz(ΔT,Δε)=Δνc·ngyW·νp·Δtz(ΔT,Δε),

    View in Article

    ΔtzΔT=B0·W·νpΔνc·ngy·(Tfic25)=2.65  ns/°C,

    View in Article

    ΔtzΔε=B0·(γ3γ2)·W·νpΔνc·ngy·(α3α2)·(Tfic25)=37.4  ps/με,

    View in Article

    νB=νpνS,(A1)

    View in Article

    νBVa=nx(νp)·νpc+nx(νS)·νsc,(A2)

    View in Article

    νBVa=nx(νp)·νpc+nx(νpνB)·(νpνB)c=ny(νp+νBire)·(νp+νBire)c+ny(νp+νBireνB)·(νp+νBireνB)c,(A3)

    View in Article

    2(nx(νp)ny(νp))·νp(ngxngy)·νB=2ngyνBire,(A4)

    View in Article

    νBire=Δn·νpngy.(A5)

    View in Article

    ΔνBire=Δνc·Δtz(ΔT,Δε)W.(A6)

    View in Article

    ΔBz(ΔT,Δε)=Δνc·ngyW·νp·Δtz(ΔT,Δε),(A7)

    View in Article

    Bσxy=k·(α3α2)·(TficTi),(D1)

    View in Article

    ΔBT=B0·ΔTTfic25,(D2)

    View in Article

    CBT=ΔBTΔT=B0Tfic25=8.97×107/°C,(D3)

    View in Article

    ΔBε=+B0·(γ3γ2)·Δε(α3α2)(Tfic25);(D4)

    View in Article

    CBε=ΔBεΔε=+B0·γ3γ2(α3α2)(Tfic25)=8.99×109/με,(D5)

    View in Article

    Yuan Wang, Pedro Tovar, Juntong Yang, Liang Chen, Xiaoyi Bao. Distributed phase-matching measurement for dynamic strain and temperature sensing based on stimulated Brillouin scattering enhanced four-wave mixing[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(1): 141
    Download Citation