Review of Specialty Fiber Based Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis Technology

Dora Juan Juan Hu (1) , Georges Humbert (2) , Hui Dong , Hailiang Zhang , Jianzhong Hao , Qizhen Sun

1 A*STAR - Agency for science, technology and research [Singapore]
2 XLIM-PHOT - Photonique Fibre et Sources Cohérentes

Specialty fibers have introduced new functionalities and opportunities in distributed fiber sensing applications. Particularly, Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) systems have leveraged the unique features of specialty fibers to achieve performance enhancement in various sensing applications. This paper provides an overview of recent developments of the specialty fibers based BOTDA technologies and their sensing applications. The specialty fibers based BOTDA systems are categorized and reviewed based on the new features or performance enhancements. The prospects of using specialty fibers for BOTDA systems are discussed.

Mots clés: specialty fibers Brillouin optical time domain analysis BOTDA distributed fiber sensor photonic crystal fiber strain and temperature sensing; specialty fibers; Brillouin optical time domain analysis; BOTDA; distributed fiber sensor; photonic crystal fiber; strain and temperature sensing

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Dora Juan Juan Hu, Georges Humbert, Hui Dong, Hailiang Zhang, Jianzhong Hao, et al.. Review of Specialty Fiber Based Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis Technology. Photonics, 2021, 8, ⟨10.3390/photonics8100421⟩. ⟨hal-03872635⟩