Ultralong 250 km remote sensor system based on a fiber loop mirror interrogated by an optical time-domain reflectometer

Abstract

A $253\mathrm{km}$ ultralong remote displacement sensor system based on a fiber loop mirror interrogated by a commercial optical time-domain reflectometer is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The use of a fiber loop mirror increases the signal-to-noise ratio, allowing the system to interrogate sensors placed $253\mathrm{km}$ away from the monitoring system without using any optical amplification. The displacement sensor was based on a long period grating spliced inside of the loop mirror, which modifies the mirror reflectivity accordingly to the applied displacement.

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