Design of Fiber Optic Vibration Sensing System
In this paper, various technologies of distributed fiber-optic vibration sensing are reviewed, from interferometric sensing technology, such as Sagnac, Mach–Zehnder, and Michelson, to backscattering-based sensing technology, such as phase-sensitive optical time domain. The fiber optic sensing technology provides data support in structural health monitoring of the macro facilities, including design, construction, and maintenance of bridges, tunnels, ports and other infrastructures. Fiber optic sensors are of two types: extrinsic and intrinsic; depending upon the sensing criteria. The sensor is based on phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry (ϕ-OTDR).
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