Fiber as a temperature sensor with portable Correlation-OTDR as interrogator

Conference: Photonische Netze - 21. ITG-Fachtagung
11/24/2020 - 11/25/2020 at online

Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 294: Photonische Netze

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Azendorf, Florian; Dochhan, Annika; Spinty, Florian; Lawin, Mirko; Eiselt, Michael (Advanced Technology, ADVA Optical Networking SE, Meiningen, Germany)
Schmauss, Bernhard (Optical Radio Technology and Photonics, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen/Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany)

Abstract:
In this paper, we report on the integration of a Correlation-OTDR into a portable unit (30 cm x 30 cm), based on a multi-processor system on chip (MPSoC) and a small formfactor pluggable (SFP) 2.5G transceiver. Going beyond telecommunication applications, this system is demonstrated for temperature measurements, based on the change of propagation delay with temperature in a short section of optical fiber. The temperature measurement accuracy is investigated as a function of the fiber length from 4 to 25 meters.