基于光学偏振的跨海电缆的地震和水波传感
Zhongwen Zhan1, Mattia Cantono2, Valey Kamalov2
1Seismological Laboratory, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. zwzhan@caltech.edu.
概括
新的光纤传感器使用现有的海底电缆来检测地震和海浪. 这种可扩展的方法将全球电信基础设施转化为实时地震和海监测网络.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地震学
- 海洋学
背景情况:
- 海底地质仪器非常重要,但很难部署和维护.
- 现有的海底电信电缆为地震数据收集提供了潜在的解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 研究使用现有的海底光纤电缆进行地球物理探测的可行性.
- 通过电信道进行实时地震和海洋波探测.
主要方法:
- 监测一万公里的海底电缆中的光学信号的偏离.
- 分析地震波和海洋压力变化的数据.
主要成果:
- 在电缆线路上成功检测到中等到大地震.
- 记录了海浪压力信号, 表明海的潜在检测.
- 在10毫赫兹到5赫兹频段显示传感能力.
结论:
- 通过海底电缆进行光纤传感是全球地震和海监测的可扩展和具有成本效益的方法.
- 这项技术可以在没有专门设备的情况下将现有电信基础设施转化为连续的地质天文台.
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