Abstract

The phase cross-correlation function of an optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) system is proposed to detect a multi-point vibration event, which is verified in detail by theoretical simulation and experiment. An OFDR system based on a non-tunable laser source with digital sweep frequency is developed. It is verified experimentally that the location and frequency resolution of multi-point high-frequency vibration can be detected by analyzing the phase cross-correlation function of the sensing signal. High-frequency signals of 50 kHz and 20 kHz are located and separated on the 8 km optical fiber. The frequency resolution is 1.26 kHz, and the minimum spatial error is 11.5 m.

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