Distributed vibration measurement based on a coherent multi-slope-assisted BOTDA with a large dynamic range

H Zheng, D Feng, J Zhang, T Zhu, Y Bai, D Qu… - Optics letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We propose a novel technique to enhance the dynamic range of a coherent slope-assisted
Brillouin optical time domain analysis. A multi-tone probe and a reference wave are …

Structural crack detection using DPP-BOTDA and crack-induced features of the Brillouin gain spectrum

D Zhang, Y Yang, J Xu, L Ni, H Li - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Structural damage generally initiates in the form of structural cracks. Thus, developing
efficient crack detection techniques is of great importance for the structural health …

Differential Brillouin gain for improving the temperature accuracy and spatial resolution in a long-distance distributed fiber sensor

Y Dong, X Bao, W Li - Applied optics, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a 12 km differential pulse-width pair Brillouin optical time-domain analysis
(DPP-BOTDA) using 40 ns and 50 ns pulses with DC-coupled detection. A spatial resolution …

A Cross‐Diagnosis Method for Determining the Structural Condition of a Long‐Span Suspension Bridge Based on the Spatial Windows of Distributed Strain Data

Q Xu, Z Zhou, Y Liu - Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques, Brillouin optical time‐domain analysis
(BOTDA) sensors can be mounted along the main box girder entire length of a long‐span …

Structural monitoring by use of a Brillouin distributed sensor

M DeMerchant, A Brown, X Bao, T Bremner - Applied optics, 1999 - opg.optica.org
The testing of a fiber-optic distributed-strain sensor attached to a simple structural member is
reported. A Brillouin scattering-based sensor system was used to measure both tensile and …

Recent progress in optical fiber sensors based on Brillouin scattering at university of Ottawa

X Bao, L Chen - Photonic Sensors, 2011 - Springer
The distributed sensor is proven to be a powerful tool for civil structural and material process
monitoring. Brillouin scattering in fiber can be used as point sensors or distributed sensors …

Recent progress in monomode fibre-optic sensors

DA Jackson - Measurement Science and Technology, 1994 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent progress in monomode fibre-optic sensors Page 1 Measurement Science and
Technology Recent progress in monomode fibre-optic sensors To cite this article: DA …

Reference-free dynamic distributed monitoring of damage in multispan bridges

EA Oskoui, T Taylor, F Ansari - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The work presented pertains to the development and application of a damage detection
method in bridges by use of distributed fiber-optic sensors. It utilizes the dynamic mode of …

1-cm-spatial-resolution Brillouin optical time-domain analysis based on bright pulse Brillouin gain and complementary code

Y Mao, N Guo, KL Yu, HY Tam, C Lu - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We studied the impact of optical pulse coding techniques on Brillouin optical time-domain
analysis (BOTDA) systems experimentally. The results show that complementary-coding …

Limits of BOTDA range extension techniques

X Angulo-Vinuesa, A Dominguez-Lopez… - IEEE Sensors …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Brillouin-based temperature and strain sensors have attracted great attention of both the
academic and industrial sectors in the past few decades due to their ability to perform …