Stimulated Brillouin scattering in highly birefringent microstructure fiber: experimental analysis

We report on an experimental analysis of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in a 20-m-long highly birefringent microstructure fiber for sensing applications. In particular, an experimental setup based on Brillouin optical frequency-domain analysis, operating at a wavelength of 1550 nm, has been employed in order to analyze the distribution of Brillouin frequency shift along the fiber, as well as to study the dependence of Brillouin frequency shift on optical polarization, temperature, and strain. Our results indicate that, for any fixed polarization, the fiber has a dual-peaked Brillouin spectrum. A study about the origin of these two peaks is presented.     

Temperature and strain dependence of the power level and frequency of spontaneous Brillouin scattering in optical fibers

The strain dependence of the optical power of Brillouin scattering in optical fibers has been measured for the first time to our knowledge. Together with measurements of the dependence of Brillouin power on temperature and the variation of Brillouin frequency with temperature and strain, we demonstrate, for what we believe to be the first time, the feasibility of a simultaneous temperature and strain sensor based on spontaneous Brillouin scattering.     

Tensile strain dependence of the Brillouin gain spectrum in carbon/polyimide coated fibers

The strain dependence of Brillouin gain spectrum in two novel carbon/polyimide coated fibers (CPCFs) is studied, for what we believe to be the first time, by numerical simulation and experiment. The strain dependence of the Brillouin frequency shift for the two CPCFs maintained linear relation with the elongation up to 4.26% and 4.0%, respectively. The effects of strain on the elastic modulus, the core refractive index, and density are determined, which have been used to simulate the strain dependence of the frequency shift, linewidth, and gain coefficient for the two CPCFs. The simulated and measured results are well matched.     

布里渊散射光纤传感器的交叉敏感问题

基于布里渊散射的全分布式光纤传感器的布里渊频移同时受应变和温度的影响,无法由单一的布里渊频移解析应变或温度的信息,这种交叉敏感问题制约了传感器的实用化。介绍了目前解决交叉敏感问题的主要方法及工作原理。研究了大有效面积非零色散位移光纤(LEAF)的布里渊散射谱与应变和温度的关系,实验发现布里渊谱具有三个布里渊峰,三个峰的布里渊频移与应变和温度成线性关系,第一个峰和第三个峰的布里渊峰峰值功率的差值与温度无关,但与应变成线性关系。最后基于实验结果提出了一种解决交叉敏感问题的方案,获得了大约130με的应变测量精度和8℃的温度测量精度。     

Stimulated Brillouin scattering by the interaction between different-order optical and acoustical modes in an As2Se3 photonic crystal fiber

Brillouin gain spectra(BGS)in an As2Se3 photonic crystal fiber(PCF)are investigated numerically.The profiles of the BGS are simulated by calculating the characteristics of different-order optical and acoustic waves in the PCFs with different core diameters.For the small-core PCF,there are two peaks in BGS,but there is only one peak for the large-core PCF.We also reveal that in the small-core PCF,the difference of Brillouin frequency shift between the LP01 and LP11 modes is obvious,while it is not obvious in the large-core PCF.The Brillouin threshold increases with the core diameter increasing.     

基于宽带光源和自外差检测的布里渊光时域反射温度传感系统

为简化系统结构、减小相干瑞利噪声对系统性能的影响,提出了一种采用宽带光源的瑞利和布里渊散射自外差检测布里渊光时域反射温度传感系统.分析了瑞利和布里渊自外差检测原理,研究了布里渊频移和自外差信号功率与光纤温度和应变的关系.设计并搭建采用宽带光源的自外差检测布里渊光时域反射温度传感系统,获得了常温下沿光纤分布的自外差信号功率谱及不同温度时加温段光纤的功率谱,验证了布里渊频移和自外差信号相对功率变化随温度的线性增加关系.通过实验数据获得的布里渊频移和相对功率变化的温度系数分别为1.07±0.01MHz/℃和(0.37±0.09)%/℃.本文的研究结果为基于瑞利和布里渊自外差检测布里渊光时域反射传感系统的温度和应变同时测量提供了理论和实验依据.     

Simultaneous temperature and strain measurement with combined spontaneous Raman and Brillouin scattering

We report on a novel method for simultaneous distributed measurement of temperature and strain based on spatially resolving both spontaneous Raman and Brillouin backscattered anti-Stokes signals. The magnitude of the intensity of the anti-Stokes Raman signal permits the determination of the temperature. The Brillouin frequency shift is dependent on both the temperature and the strain of the fiber; once the temperature has been determined from the Raman signal, the strain can then be computed from the frequency measurement of the Brillouin signal.     

光子晶体光纤中去极化型声波导布里渊散射频移和散射效率研究

利用矢量有限元法,数值模拟了不同结构参数下光子晶体光纤中空气孔填充率与去极化型声波导布里渊散射频移的关系,以及布里渊散射频移与布里渊散射效率的关系。研究结果表明,空气孔填充率的增大会导致扭转径向模式的去极化型声波导布里渊散射频移下移。空气孔节距或纤芯直径一定时,高阶模式的频移对空气孔填充率的变化更为敏感。扭转径向模式的去极化型布里渊散射效率都随布里渊散射频移的增大而增大。     

Distributed strain measurement using a tellurite glass fiber with Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry

A tellurite glass fiber with a high Brillouin gain was employed for distributed strain measurement with Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry (BOCDR). First, the spatial resolution of BOCDR was evaluated using the tellurite fiber. With the high Brillouin gain of the fiber, it was confirmed clearly in the experiment that the spatial resolution is limited by the Rayleigh scattering-induced noise. Then, the dependence of the Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) on strain in the tellurite fiber was investigated, showing a negative dependence with a coefficient of −0.023 MHz/με. Using this tellurite fiber, the distribution of the BFS around a 1-cm strain-applied section was successfully measured with BOCDR of a nominal spatial resolution of 6 mm.     

提高布里渊光时域反射应变仪测量空间分辨力的等效脉冲光拟合法

由于探测光脉冲宽度受到限制,布里渊光时域反射仪(BOTDR)在对光纤上的应变进行分布式测量时,空间分辨力只能达到1 m。针对布里渊光时域反射仪单次采样接收背向布里渊散射信号(BBS)需要一定的时间,提出了基于等效脉冲光的多洛仑兹拟合法以提高其应变测量的空间分辨力。该方法将探测光脉冲在布里渊光时域反射仪完成单次采样所需的时间上进行积分,将积分函数作为等效脉冲光的表达式,再根据等效脉冲光的形状将布里渊光时域反射仪接收到的背向布里渊散射谱(BBS)细分,并对它进行多洛仑兹迭代拟合,准确求得每个细分布里渊散射谱的中心频率,进而利用光纤中布里渊频移与应变的对应关系,得到光纤中与细分布里渊散射谱对应的细分光纤单元上的应变情况。实验结果表明,利用这种方法,可使布里渊光时域反射仪应变测量的空间分辨力提高至0.05 m。     

一个新型的基于全光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪BOTDR系统

报道了新型的分布式传感测量布里渊光时域反射(BOTDR)系统.布里渊散射频移和强度均依赖于温度和应变,因此,BOTDR利用光纤中的自发布里渊散射作为测量信号可以实现分布式温度和应变测量.在BOTDR中,光源采用窄谱半导体激光器,并由声光调制器调制成脉冲光,经掺铒光纤放大器放大后,注入测试光纤以产生自发布里渊散射.利用双通Mach-Zehnder干涉仪分离光纤背向散射中的自发布里渊散射与瑞利散射信号,实现了自发布里渊散射的直接检测.实验结果表明基于全光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪BOTDR方案是可行的.     

基于布里渊后向散射的海水温度与盐度同步测量研究

基于布里渊散射信号的检测可实现对海水温度等参量的监测.由于海水的布里渊频移量是关于温度和盐度的二元函数,故无法仅通过布里渊散射频移量的检测实现对海水温度和盐度两个独立变量的精确测定.研究表明布里渊信号的功率也是关于温度和盐度的二元函数,所以文章提出通过测量布里渊频移量和接收布里渊信号功率大小,通过两个二元函数反演出海水的温度与盐度数值,实现对海水温度和盐度两个独立变量的同步测量.     

布里渊动态光栅原理及其在光纤传感中的应用

自从2007年布里渊动态光栅被首次提出用于实现光存储以来,该技术得到了国际上的广泛关注和研究.布里渊动态光栅本质上是由相干声波场激发的折射率光栅,一般情况下两束抽运光(频率差等于光纤的布里渊频移)以相同的偏振态从光纤两端注入到光纤中,通过受激布里渊散射效应激发出相干声波场,即形成布里渊动态光栅.光纤布里渊动态光栅因具有全光产生、参数灵活可控的优点,已被广泛研究应用于光纤传感、光纤特性表征、光存储、全光信号处理、微波光子学和高精度光谱分析等.本文分析布里渊动态光栅产生和探测原理,重点探讨在高性能分布式光纤传感上的应用,这些应用包括高灵敏度温度和应变分布式传感、温度和应变同时解调、分布式横向压力传感、分布式静压力(气压或液压)传感、高空间分辨率分布式传感和高精度光谱分析.     

Potential of Brillouin scattering in polymer optical fiber for strain-insensitive high-accuracy temperature sensing

We investigated the dependences of Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) on strain and temperature in a perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber (PFGI-POF) at 1.55 μm wavelength. They showed negative dependences with coefficients of -121.8 MHz/% and -4.09 MHz/K, respectively, which are -0.2 and -3.5 times as large as those in silica fibers. These unique BFS dependences indicate that the Brillouin scattering in PFGI-POFs has a big potential for strain-insensitive high-accuracy temperature sensing.     

Characterization of stimulated Brillouin scattering in small core microstructured chalcogenide fiber

We report a full modal characterization of the stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) properties in small core As₂Se₃-based chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). Our results include the calculation of Brillouin gain spectrum (BGS), Brillouin gain coefficient (g_B), Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) by taking into account the contribution of the higher-order acoustic modes. We show that for a highly nonlinear PCF having a 2-μm hole-to-hole pitch and a 0.5-μm hole diameter, a Brillouin gain coefficient g_B = 5.91 10^? 9 m.W^? 1 is obtained around the acoustic frequency of 8.19 GHz, which is more than 340 times larger than that of the same PCF made with silica glass. We demonstrate that the BGS of small core PCF structures show strong SBS and multipeaked behavior, with a presence of a second peak, when decreasing the core diameter which is to be attributed to the higher-order acoustic modes. We designed small core PCFs with tailored Brillouin response for a wide range of applications.     

光纤中拉曼散射回波超高灵敏度探测技术研究

与布里渊散射不同,石英光纤中斯托克斯拉曼散射与光纤所受应力无关,只是绝对温度的函数,而且其拉曼频移为1.395×1013 Hz, 比布里渊散射易于提取,作为分布式光纤温度传感器的传感信号有一定的优势,但斯托克斯拉曼散射信号比布里渊弱,其峰值功率在APD中产生的光电流在nA级,低于APD的噪声电流,经光电转换后信号的信噪比小于1,傅里叶变换以及小波变换都无法有效地处理这类信号。通过对斯托克斯拉曼散射信号进行特征分析后,采用累加与小波降噪的综合方法提取该信号,实现在APD噪声电流以下的超灵敏度探测,达到每度0.104 nA的温度灵敏度,低于本系统所有APD噪声电流2.3 nA的1个数量级。     

钽铌酸锂晶体的布里渊散射研究

研究了钽铌酸锂(LiTa_xNb_(1-x)O_3,x=0.0013,0.0052,0.015,0.06)晶体在室温的布里渊散射.给出了它们的弹性刚度常数和压电应力常数.测量了一种组份晶体的布里渊散射频移在50K～580K范围内的温度特性.发现某些声子散射谱中除三个正常峰外还存在一个异常峰.     

环境温度宽范围变化对光纤布里渊频移的影响

搭建了光纤布里渊频移测量系统,实现了色散位移光纤20 ℃到820 ℃布里渊频移的测量,并对测量数据进行拟合. 在环境温度大范围变化时,目前采用的布里渊频移-温度一阶线性关系式对测量数据分析误差较大,针对这个问题,本文从纯石英光纤的结构特点和材料的物性系数出发,在分析光纤的热膨胀系数、光纤密度、折射率、弹性模量和泊松比与宽范围温度关系的基础上,根据布里渊频移与各物性参数的关系式理论推导了宽范围温度变化与布里渊频移之间的二次项关系式. 理论推导结果与实验数据基本符合,验证了理论分析的正确性,从而为光纤宽范围布 关键词： 光纤 高温传感 布里渊散射 布里渊频移     

Simultaneous strain and temperature measurements with polarization-maintaining fibers and their error analysis by use of a distributed Brillouin loss system

Simultaneous temperature and strain measurement with a distributed Brillouin loss system is proposed by use of the parameters Brillouin frequency, power, and bandwidth, for PANDA, bow-tie, and tiger polarization-maintaining fibers for the first time to our knowledge. The expressions for simultaneous temperature and strain sensing and the maximum errors and rms values of temperature and strain measurements are derived with three combinations of the parameters: (1) power and Brillouin frequency, (2) bandwidth and Brillouin frequency, and (3) bandwidth and Brillouin power. Our experiments demonstrate that simultaneous temperature and strain sensing at 20-cm spatial resolution for Brillouin frequency combined with bandwidth the strain/temperature resolutions are 39 microepsilon/2 degrees C (PANDA), 126 microepsilon/3 degrees C (bow tie), and 598 microepsilon/16 degrees C (tiger); for the Brillouin frequency combined with power the strain/temperature resolutions are 153 microepsilon/8 degrees C (PANDA) and 237 microepsilon/4 degrees C (bow tie); and for the bandwidth combined with power the strain/temperature resolutions are 135 microepsilon/38 degrees C (PANDA) and 195 microepsilon/38 degrees C (bow tie).     

基于微波电光调制的布里渊光时域分析传感器

针对布里渊光时域分析分布式传感原理和受激布里渊散射的特点,应用微波电光调制分布反馈式半导体激光器产生频移可调的探测光,和传感光纤中相反方向传输的脉冲激励光进行受激布里渊散射作用,当探测光和激励光的频率差在布里渊频移附近时,频移探测光和激励光产生受激布里渊散射,通过改变探测光的频移值,检测探测光功率信号,可得到沿光纤各处的布里渊频移,再利用布里渊频移和应变（或温度）的关系,计算得到沿光纤分布的传感量。设计了基于微波电光调制的布里渊光时域分析传感器实验系统,实现了25km的分布式温度传感,达到5m的空间分辨力和3℃的温度分辨力。