RT info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject T1 Impact of self phase modulation on the performance of Brillouin distributed fibre sensors A1 Foaleng Mafang, S. A1 Rodríguez, F. A1 Martín López, Sonia A1 González Herráez, Miguel A1 Thévenaz, Luc K1 Brillouin sensors K1 fibre optics sensors K1 non linear effects K1 self phase modulation K1 Ciencias tecnológicas K1 Electrónica K1 Technology K1 Electronics AB The spectral broadening of the pump pulse through self phase modulation in a time domain distributed Brillouin sensoris demonstrated to have a non-negligible detrimental effect, leading to a doubling of the effective gain linewidth aftersome 20 km in standard conditions. The theoretical modeling is fully confirmed by experimental results. PB SPIE YR 2010 FD 2010-09-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/28098 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/28098 LA eng DS MINDS@UW RD 25-abr-2024