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CA 1276078
DISTRIBUTED SENSOR AND METHOD USING COHERENCE MULTIPLEXING OF FIBER-OPTIC INTERFEROMETRIC SENSORS Abstract of the Disclosure A distributed sensor system including an optical source having a short coherence length for optionally continuously monitoring each sensor in the system. In one preferred embodiment, an array of fiber-optic sensors are organized in a ladder configuration, with the sensors positioned in spaced relation and defining the rungs of the ladder. Light transmitted through the sensors is multiplexed onto a return arm of the ladder, with sensor spacing being such that interference between light from different sensors is prevented. The multiplexed signals are received by an optical fiber receiver which couples the multiplexed light with an interfering optical reference signal to produce a phase difference signal representing conditions influencing selected sensors. Embodiments are disclosed for use of either pulsed or continuous wave light sources. In another preferred embodiment, the sensors comprise a plurality of interferometers connected in series configuration by a common optical fiber, which provides multiplexed output signals from the sensors to another plurality of interferometers comprising receivers. Functional equivalents of the series configuration provide sensors and receivers comprising birefringent or two-mode fiber. The optical path length differences between each pair of sensor arms are selected to prevent interference between the multiplexed sensor output signals from the various sensors. The optical path lengths through the sensors and receivers are structured so that each receiver produces a phase difference signal relating to conditions affecting light transmission through a specific sensor. A phase and amplitude modulation technique is disclosed for providing heterodyned output signals from the distributed sensor system.
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Blotekjaer Kjell
Brooks Janet L.
Kim Byoung Yoon
Shaw Herbert John
Tur Moshe
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University
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