Distributed Acoustic Sensor Using a Double Sagnac Interferometer Based on Wavelength Division Multiplexing

We demonstrated a fiber optic distributed acoustic sensor based on a double Sagnac interferometer, using two wavelengths separated by CWDM modules. A mathematical model of signal formation principle, based on a shift in two signals analysis, was described and substantiated mathematically. The depend...

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Main Authors: Andrey A. Zhirnov, Tatyana V. Choban, Konstantin V. Stepanov, Kirill I. Koshelev, Anton O. Chernutsky, Alexey B. Pnev, Valeriy E. Karasik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/7/2772
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Summary:We demonstrated a fiber optic distributed acoustic sensor based on a double Sagnac interferometer, using two wavelengths separated by CWDM modules. A mathematical model of signal formation principle, based on a shift in two signals analysis, was described and substantiated mathematically. The dependence of the sensor sensitivity on a disturbance coordinate and frequency was found and simulated, and helped determine a low sensitivity zone length and provided sensor scheme optimization. A data processing algorithm without filtering, appropriate even in case of a high system noise level, was described. An experimental study of the distributed fiber optic sensor based on a Sagnac interferometer with two wavelengths divided countering loops was carried out. An accuracy of 24 m was achieved for 25.4 km SMF sensing fiber without phase unwrapping.
ISSN:1424-8220