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Numerical analysis of single pulse and differential pulse-width pair BOTDA systems in the high spatial resolution

Aldo Minardo1, Romeo Bernini, Luigi Zeni

  • 1Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione – Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Roma, 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy. aldo.minardo@unina2.it

Optics Express
|October 15, 2011
PubMed
Summary

This study numerically analyzes Brillouin optical time domain analysis systems, defining spatial resolution by the Brillouin gain spectrum shape. Pulse characteristics, including rise/fall times, significantly impact system performance and resolution.

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