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The Maximum Operating Range of a Distributed Sensor Based on a Phase-Sensitive Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer Utilizing Telecommunication Fiber with Reflective Centers

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An optimal arrangement of point reflectors inscribed by femtosecond laser pulses in a standard telecommunication fiber is found, which provides the maximum operating range of distributed sensors based on phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometers (\(\phi\)OTDRs). It is shown that the operating distance of an \(\phi\)OTDR utilizing probe pulses with a duration of 200 ns can be increased by 53 km using ultra-low-loss fiber with an attenuation of 0.16 dB/km, thereby extending it to 173 km without using distributed, remotely pumped, or in-line amplifiers. When using the most widespread standard telecom fiber with an attenuation of 0.185 dB/km, the operating distance can be increased by 48 km (up to 152 km total).

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  1. T8 Sensor Ltd, 107076, Moscow, Russia

    D. R. Kharasov, D. M. Bengalskii, E. A. Fomiryakov, O. E. Nanii, M. A. Bukharin, S. P. Nikitin & V. N. Treshchikov

  2. Phystech School of Radio Engineering and Computer Technology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, Russia

    D. R. Kharasov & O. E. Nanii

  3. Department of Physics, Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    D. M. Bengalskii, E. A. Fomiryakov & O. E. Nanii

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Kharasov, D.R., Bengalskii, D.M., Fomiryakov, E.A. et al. The Maximum Operating Range of a Distributed Sensor Based on a Phase-Sensitive Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer Utilizing Telecommunication Fiber with Reflective Centers. Moscow Univ. Phys. 76, 167–175 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0027134921030048

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