First Measurement of Strain Distribution Along Field-Installed Optical Fibers Using Brillouin Spectroscopy

Mitsuhiro Tateda, Tsuneo Horiguchi, Toshio Kurashima, Koushi Ishihara

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Abstract

Strain distributions along optical fibers in a 1.3-km-long cable before and after installation were measured using Brillouin optical-fiber time domain analysis. The residual strains in the installed optical fibers were found to vary from zero to 0.07% depending on the conduit configuration and installation procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1269-1272
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume8
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990 Sept

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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