SNR improvement in a Raman based distributed temperature sensing system using a stimulated Raman scattering filter

Xiaoguang Sun; Jie Li; Mike Hines

doi:10.1117/12.2261099

27 April 2017 SNR improvement in a Raman based distributed temperature sensing system using a stimulated Raman scattering filter

Xiaoguang Sun, Jie Li, Mike Hines

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Proceedings Volume 10208, Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XIV; 102080E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261099
Event: SPIE Commercial + Scientific Sensing and Imaging, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

In Raman-based distributed temperature sensing (DTS) systems, the signal to noise ratio (SNR) is often low due to weak backscattered Raman signals. This can limit both sensing distance and temperature resolution. Common methods of increasing the signal, versus noise floor, exist but most have significant limitations. For example, attempting to improve SNR by increasing the launching power is limited by the stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) threshold of the fiber. To overcome this power limitation, we propose a new SRS filtering method that allows more power to be launched into the fiber, beyond the SRS threshold, without causing additional temperature error. With this SRS filtering method we show that 3 dB more power may be launched into the fiber while improving the SNR of the received signals by 1.6 dB.

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Xiaoguang Sun, Jie Li, and Mike Hines "SNR improvement in a Raman based distributed temperature sensing system using a stimulated Raman scattering filter", Proc. SPIE 10208, Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XIV, 102080E (27 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261099

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