• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 37, Issue 8, 0806001 (2017)
Chao Zhang*, Nan Yang, Yan Bao, Puchao Zheng, and Bing Zhang
Author Affiliations
  • Xi'an Flight Automatic Control Research Institute, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710065, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201737.0806001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chao Zhang, Nan Yang, Yan Bao, Puchao Zheng, Bing Zhang. Spectral Resolution Improvement Technique for Optical Frequency-Domain Reflectometry-Based Optical Fiber Distributed Sensing[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(8): 0806001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A research for optical fiber distributed sensing technique based on optical frequency-domain reflectometry is conduct to realize the health monitoring for aircraft structure with high accuracy and high resolution. The principle of cross-correlation distributed sensing based on Rayleigh scattering spectrum is introduced, and the limitation factor of sensing gauge length in traditional cross-correlation method on spectral resolution is analyzed. A Fourier interpolation method is proposed to enhance the spectral resolution, and experiments are carried out to verify the spectral resolution. The experimental results show that continuous distributed sensing can be obtained with the proposed method when we use a 14.2 m single mode fiber with spectral resolution of 1.6 pm and sensing gauge length of 1 cm. The proposed method with high accuracy and high resolution is promising in short and medium health monitoring applications.
    Chao Zhang, Nan Yang, Yan Bao, Puchao Zheng, Bing Zhang. Spectral Resolution Improvement Technique for Optical Frequency-Domain Reflectometry-Based Optical Fiber Distributed Sensing[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(8): 0806001
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