摘要
Weak signal detection for single-mode fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor （DTS） is a key technology to achieve better performance. A hybrid technique combining the incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry （IOFDR） and the three-channel simultaneous radio-frequency （RF） lock-in amplifier （LIA） is presented to improve the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of the measured spontaneous Raman backscattered light. The field programmable gate array （FPGA） based RF-LIA is designed with a novel and simple structure. The measurement frequency range is achieved from 1 kHz to 100 MHz. Experimental results show that the backscattered light signal of picowatt level can be detected with high SNR. With a 2.5kin single-mode fiber, a 1064nm laser source, and the measurement time of 500 s, this sensing system can reach a spatial resolution of 0.93 m and a temperature resolution of about 0.2℃.
Weak signal detection for single-mode fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor （DTS） is a key technology to achieve better performance. A hybrid technique combining the incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry （IOFDR） and the three-channel simultaneous radio-frequency （RF） lock-in amplifier （LIA） is presented to improve the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of the measured spontaneous Raman backscattered light. The field programmable gate array （FPGA） based RF-LIA is designed with a novel and simple structure. The measurement frequency range is achieved from 1 kHz to 100 MHz. Experimental results show that the backscattered light signal of picowatt level can be detected with high SNR. With a 2.5kin single-mode fiber, a 1064nm laser source, and the measurement time of 500 s, this sensing system can reach a spatial resolution of 0.93 m and a temperature resolution of about 0.2℃.
