%0 Journal Article 
%A Domínguez López, Alejandro
%A López Gil, Alexia Inés
%A Martín López, Sonia
%A González Herráez, Miguel
%T Balanced detection in Brillouin optical time domain analysis
%D 2014
%@ 0277-786X
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27560
%X We propose the use of balanced detection in Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis (BOTDA) sensors. Balanced detection can be effectively accomplished among the Stokes and anti-Stokes bands in the probe signal. This type of detection leads to a doubling of the trace amplitude and at least a √2 increase in signal to noise ratio over the conventional configuration. Moreover, it leads to a complete cancellation of the common-mode noise in the probe signal, including relative intensity noise in Raman-assisted configurations. We show all these benefits both theoretically and experimentally
%K Balanced detection
%K Brillouin scattering
%K Distributed optic fiber sensor
%K Raman scattering
%K Temperature sensor
%K Ciencias tecnológicas
%K Electrónica
%K Technology
%K Electronics
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala