Rayleigh scattering characterization of a low-loss MgO-based nanoparticle-doped optical fiber for distributed sensing

Daniele Tosi; Carlo Molardi; Wilfried Blanc

doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106523

Rayleigh scattering characterization of a low-loss MgO-based nanoparticle-doped optical fiber for distributed sensing

Daniele Tosi, Carlo Molardi, Wilfried Blanc

School of Engineering and Digital Sciences

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Abstract

We present the fabrication and characterization of a low-loss enhanced backscattering fiber, having the core doped with MgO-based nanoparticles (MgO-NP), for distributed sensing application. The fiber has a scattering increment of 48.9 dB and two-way attenuation of 14.3 dB/m; these are the largest Rayleigh scattering increment paired with the lowest losses for this type of fiber. In this work, we provide a thorough characterization of the fiber performances, and their impact on distributed sensing networks, using scattering-level multiplexing where a 2.4 – 4.0 times extension of sensing length can be achieved.

Original language	English
Article number	106523
Journal	Optics and Laser Technology
Volume	133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106523
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

Keywords

Distributed sensors
Nanoparticle-doped fiber
Optical backscattering reflectometry (OBR)
Optical fiber
Rayleigh scattering

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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