The influence of fiber inhomogeneity on the positioning accuracy of distributed fiber vibration sensor

Shangran Xie; Min Zhang; Yanhe Li; Yanbiao Liao

doi:10.1117/12.999841

11 December 2012 The influence of fiber inhomogeneity on the positioning accuracy of distributed fiber vibration sensor

Shangran Xie, Min Zhang, Yanhe Li, Yanbiao Liao

Proceedings Volume 8561, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications V; 85610O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.999841
Event: Photonics Asia, 2012, Beijing, China

Abstract

Fiber inhomogeneity induced random birefringence in single mode fiber (SMF) can lead to the polarization fading effect in distributed fiber vibration sensor using Mach-Zehnder interferometry. By considering the contributions of both visibility and phase noises in interference output signal, the influence of polarization fading effect on the position accuracy of distributed vibration sensor using cross-correlation algorithm is theoretically derived. A new term of equivalent signal to noise ratio (SNR_e) is defined in the model. Based on the theory, a novel method for decreasing the positioning error of low-frequency vibration signal is given and verified by field test results.

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Shangran Xie, Min Zhang, Yanhe Li, and Yanbiao Liao "The influence of fiber inhomogeneity on the positioning accuracy of distributed fiber vibration sensor", Proc. SPIE 8561, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications V, 85610O (11 December 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.999841

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