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Truly Distributed Coaxial Cable Sensing based on Random Inhomogeneities

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Abstract

Inspired by Rayleigh backscattering based sensing methodology on an optical fiber, we present a novel sensing concept based on the random inhomogeneities on a coaxial cable. As an analogy of Rayleigh backscattering along an optical fiber length, "backscattering" also exists from a commercial cable due to its inherent defects along a cable length which induce a local variation. The accumulated back-scattered signals along the cable can be obtained using frequency domain reflectometry. By analyzing the shift in the local back-scattered signal, the local perturbations can be determined, so that truly distributed sensing capability using a coaxial cable can be achieved.

Original languageAmerican English
Article number8612960
Pages (from-to)4600-4607
Number of pages8
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11000
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2019

Keywords

  • Coaxial Cable
  • Distributed Sensing
  • Random Inhomogeneities
  • Rayleigh Backscattering
  • Temperature Sensing

Disciplines

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering

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