Based on phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometer (φ-OTDR) and phase-generated carrier (PGC) algorithm, a real-time DAS system is built. The maximum sensing length and spatial resolution of the DAS system are 10 km and 6m, respectively. A field test of the DAS system using a single-mode telecommunication fiber cable with a length of 430 m for surface seismic measurement is presented. In the test, a series of conventional 3C-geophones are utilized as a criterion for comparison. Through the raw data absence of processing, preliminary wave, consistent with geophones, are clearly described, which means that the DAS system is capable of surface seismic detection.

Date Published: 12 December 2018
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 10849, Fiber Optic Sensing and Optical Communication, 108490D (12 December 2018);

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10849:
Fiber Optic Sensing and Optical Communication
Jie Zhang; Songnian Fu; Qunbi Zhuge; Ming Tang; Tuan Guo, Editor(s)