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Finding Well-Coupled Optical Fiber Locations for Railway Monitoring Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing.

Felipe Muñoz^1,2, Javier Urricelqui¹, Marcelo A Soto²

¹Uptech Sensing SL, 31192 Mutilva Baja, Spain.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

|July 29, 2023

Summary

This study introduces a new method to identify reliable monitoring points using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) on old fiber optic cables. The technique automatically finds locations with consistent vibration data, crucial for accurate sensing.

Keywords:

distributed acoustic sensing optical fiber coupling railway monitoring train tracking

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Area of Science:

Geophysics and Engineering
Optical Sensing Technologies

Background:

Distributed acoustic sensors (DAS) use optical fibers to detect vibrations at numerous points, but signal quality varies due to coupling changes and interference.
Existing DAS systems often struggle with signal consistency over time and distance, especially on aged infrastructure like legacy fiber optic cables.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a correlation-based method for automatically identifying stable spatial locations for DAS monitoring.
To assess the repeatability of temporal waveforms at selected locations on a long-term deployed fiber optic cable along a railway track.

Main Methods:

A correlation-based algorithm was applied to analyze temporal waveforms from a DAS interrogator connected to a 30-year-old fiber optic cable.
The method automatically identifies spatial locations exhibiting repeatable acoustic waveforms, indicating good fiber-optic coupling and minimal acoustic interference.

Main Results:

The proposed method successfully discriminated spatial monitoring locations with high temporal waveform repeatability.
High correlation was observed between temporal waveforms at algorithm-selected locations over three days, including a one-month interval, demonstrating long-term reliability.

Conclusions:

The correlation-based approach effectively identifies reliable DAS monitoring sites even on challenging, aged fiber optic infrastructure.
This method enhances the practical application of DAS for consistent vibration monitoring in real-world scenarios, such as railway track surveillance.