Dyer, S.
, Tanner, M.
, Baek, B.
, Hadfield, R.
and Nam, S.
(2011),
Uncertainty analysis for a high-spatial resolution single-mode fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor, Optics Express, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910008
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Uncertainty analysis for a high-spatial resolution single-mode fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor
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Author(s)
, Michael Tanner, , Robert Hadfield,
Abstract
We demonstrate a high-accuracy distributed fiber optic temperature sensor using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors and single photon counting techniques. Our demonstration uses inexpensive single-mode fiber at standard telecommunications wavelengths as the sensing fiber, which enables extremely low-loss experiments and compatibility with existing fiber networks. We show that the uncertainty of the temperature measurement decreases with longer integration periods, and that temperature uncertainty on the order of 3 K is possible with integration period as small as 60 seconds. Also, we show that the measurement exhibits unwanted polarization sensitivity, which can be reduced with a polarization diversity receiver.Citation
Optics Express
Volume
10
Issue
99
Pub Type
Journals
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Keywords
Low light level detectors, Fiber optics sensors, Optical time domain reflectometry, Raman effect
Citation
Created November 17, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017