WO2007037366A1 - センサ及びそれを用いた外乱測定方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention uses a waveguide in which laser light propagates as a probe for detecting disturbances such as external force and heat, and the spectrum of the Brillouin scattered light output from the waveguide force (hereinafter referred to as "Brillouin spectrum").
- a sensor for measuring at least one of the temperature (or temperature distribution) of the waveguide and the distortion (or strain distribution) generated in the waveguide, and disturbance measurement using the sensor It is about the method.
- An apparatus that uses an optical fiber as a disturbance detection probe and measures the temperature and strain of the optical fiber uses a technique for monitoring the spectrum of Brillouin scattered light detected from an optical fiber.
- a technique for monitoring the spectrum of Brillouin scattered light detected from an optical fiber By attaching the optical fiber to the object to be measured or installing it in the vicinity of the object to be measured, The deformation or temperature change of the object to be measured can be measured as a disturbance that can be captured by the optical fin.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for measuring temperature based on information relating to “peak frequency”. Brillouin scattering is one of nonlinear phenomena in which light is scattered by the interaction between light and acoustic waves in the optical fiber.
- Non-Patent Document 1 The measurement technique described in Non-Patent Document 1 is based on a sensing principle in which a Brillouin spectrum obtained by detecting Brillouin scattered light changes depending on the temperature of an optical fiber.
- Non-Patent Document 1 describes that the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum changes linearly with respect to temperature in the temperature range near 230 to 370K.
- Non-Patent Document 2 the graph showing the relationship between the peak frequency and temperature in the vicinity of 60 to 90 mm has extreme values, and the Brillouin spectrum line width (hereinafter referred to as "spectrum line width"). V, U) is described to change linearly with temperature.
- strain measurement conventionally, as a method for detecting strain that occurs as a sign of an abnormal situation such as destruction or breakage of various structures, for example, a strain gauge using a change in electrical resistance with respect to strain, etc. was known.
- a measurement method using a strain gauge has a problem that it is susceptible to power loss and electromagnetic interference from external force. Therefore, in this strain measurement, strain measurement using Brillouin scattered light, in which an optical fiber or an optical fiber cable including the optical fiber is applied to a disturbance detection probe, is attracting attention.
- strain measurement using Brillouin scattered light is suitable for strain distribution measurement and enables measurement with high resolution, and is expected to be used for deformation diagnosis of structures such as buildings and bridges. .
- the strain measurement using such Brillouin scattered light is based on the sensing principle that changes linearly with the magnitude of the strain generated in the optical fiber cable due to the peak frequency force external force of the Brillouin spectrum. !!
- Optical fiber cable force As examples of strain measurement methods using Brillouin scattered light obtained, BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis), BOCDA (Brillouin Optical Correlation Domain Analysis), and the like are known.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an optical fiber cable in which an optical fiber and a low thermal expansion wire are integrated with a covering material as a strain detection probe.
- the optical fiber is integrated through a wire having a low thermal expansion coefficient and a covering material, and the temperature disturbance that resists thermal expansion and contraction can be reduced.
- the strain measurement described in Patent Document 1 is assumed to be measured using BOTD A or the like.
- BO TDA is a measurement method using backscattered light, and the distance resolution is about lm.
- Non-Patent Document 3 shows a measurement method (BOCDA) capable of realizing a distance resolution of 10 cm or less with respect to the distance resolution of about 1 lm of BOTDA in Patent Document 1 above.
- BOCDA measurement method
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional strain measurement system of a BOCDA system using an optical fiber cable.
- the BOCDA strain measurement system is the light source.
- LD laser diode
- force bra 102 that distributes optical signals equally
- isolator 103 that allows light to pass in one direction but not in the reverse direction
- amplifier 104 that amplifies optical signals
- PD photodiode
- the position resolution is performed by causing the pump light and the probe light to be frequency-modulated with a sine wave and causing stimulated Brillouin scattering only at a specific position-related peak).
- the Brillouin spectrum obtained by frequency-modulating the generated pump light and probe light is a spectrum that includes only disturbance information at the position of the correlation peak where the pump light and probe light have the same phase and the frequency difference between them is constant. It becomes. Therefore, it becomes possible to measure local distortion.
- Non-Patent Document 4 describes data relating to the peak frequency, strain dependence, and temperature dependence of the Brillouin spectrum in various optical fiber cables (see FIG. 2).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-12970
- Non-Patent Document 2 L. Thevenaz, et al., "Brillouin gain spectrum characterization in optic al fibers from 1 to 1000K", Technical Digest, 16th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, October 13-17 (2003), Tu2— 2, p.38— 41
- Non-Patent Document 3 Kazuo Hotate, Hiroshi Arai, “Expansion of measurement range by time-gating method in BOCDA optical fiber strain distribution sensing system for pump and probe”, IEICE Technical Report, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, OPE2004-224 (2005-02)
- Non-patent document 4 Kellie Brown, et al., Charatenzation of optical fiber for optimization of Brillouin scattering based fiber optic sensor ", Optical Fiber Technology 11 (2005), p.131-145
- Non-Patent Document 2 the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum changes nonlinearly depending on the temperature in a low temperature range of 200 K or less including 60K to 90K. Therefore, with the measurement technique described in Non-Patent Document 1, the temperature cannot be uniquely determined with respect to the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum obtained in a low temperature environment.
- Non-Patent Document 2 it is conceivable to measure the temperature using the line width (spectral line width) of the Brillouin spectrum.
- this spectral line width has a large measurement error, and the temperature analysis using the spectral line width has low accuracy.
- the BOTDA method described in Patent Document 1 and the BOCDA method described in Non-Patent Document 3 allow light to enter both ends of an optical fiber that is a probe for detecting a disturbance. Workability is not good. That is, it is necessary to have a structure for both-end incidence in which one end of the optical fiber also receives probe light and the other end of the optical fiber receives pump light. For this reason, when an optical fiber cable including only one optical fiber is applied, one end of the optical fiber must be looped to the laying end, and workability at the time of laying is not good. However, the cost of laying down is too strong.
- an optical fiber cable including only one optical fiber is affected by both strain and temperature. Although it depends on the deformation state of the object to be measured and the required measurement accuracy, the amount of distortion is usually measured on the order of about 1000 to 3000 / ⁇ ⁇ . It changes by ⁇ 180 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ .
- the temperature measurement is a force that varies greatly depending on the usage environment. Generally, the peak frequency that is often performed in a temperature range of about 20 to 50 ° C. varies by about 30 to: L 10 MHz depending on the temperature.
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and enables accurate temperature measurement in a wide temperature range including a low temperature region, as well as disturbances such as temperature and strain.
- An object is to provide a sensor having a structure for accurately discriminating the type, and a disturbance measuring method using the sensor.
- the sensor according to the present invention uses a waveguide through which one or more monochromatic light components propagate as probes for detecting disturbances such as external force and heat, and the Prillouin scattered light generated in the waveguide. It relates to a sensor that analyzes the position, type, amount, etc. of disturbances by monitoring the spectrum (Brillouin spectrum).
- the sensor according to the present invention includes, as a basic configuration, a light source, a sensor unit as a disturbance detection probe, a detection unit, and an analysis unit.
- the light source is a laser light source that emits laser light having a predetermined wavelength.
- the sensor unit has at least first and second waveguides, each of which is a waveguide that transmits a part of laser light having a laser light source power.
- the waveguide in the present invention means a core region in which light substantially propagates, and indicates a region that is a core region and a surrounding optical clad region force.
- the detection unit detects the spectrum of the Brillouin scattered light output from each of the first and second waveguide forces according to the input of the laser beam. Based on the variation of the parameters characterizing the Brillouin spectrum of each of the first and second waveguides detected by the detection unit, the analysis unit is capable of at least distortion generated in the sensor unit due to temperature and disturbance in the sensor unit. ! /, Determine the measured value of the deviation.
- the sensor unit includes a structure for making the Brillouin spectrum change obtained with respect to the disturbance different between the first and second waveguides.
- each of the first and second waveguides has different Brillouin scattering characteristics. Specifically, the same disturbance is applied. Different types of waveguides that exhibit different changes in the Brillouin spectrum when received may be employed.
- a structure for differentiating may be adopted. In either case, It is possible to simultaneously monitor the Brillouin spectrum showing different changes with respect to the disturbance applied to the section.
- the parameters that characterize the Brillouin spectrum include the peak frequency (peak frequency) of the Brillouin spectrum and the line width (spectral line width) of the spectrum.
- the laser light source may include a structure for emitting a laser beam having a first wavelength guided to the first waveguide and a laser beam having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength guided to the second waveguide. Good.
- the sensor unit may include first and second optical fibers.
- Each of the first and second optical fibers is provided on a core region extending along a predetermined axis and on an outer periphery of the core region. It has a clad area.
- the core region of the first optical fiber corresponds to the first waveguide described above.
- the core region of the second optical fiber corresponds to the above-described second waveguide.
- the sensor unit may include an optical fiber having a plurality of core regions.
- the first core region corresponds to the first waveguide described above
- the second core region corresponds to the first waveguide described above.
- the clad region is provided so as to cover both the first and second core regions, and in this case, the clad region is held to hold the relative positions in the longitudinal direction of the first and second waveguides, respectively. Acts as a structure.
- the first and second waveguides in the sensor section have Brillouin scattering characteristics that are different in temperature dependency with respect to the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum.
- the first and second waveguides in the sensor section have different extreme temperatures in the graph showing the temperature dependence of the peak frequency. It preferably has a scattering property.
- the first and second waveguides in the sensor section may have Brillouin scattering characteristics that are different in temperature dependence with respect to the spectral line width in the Brillouin spectrum.
- the sensor unit may have a holding structure for holding both the first and second waveguides along a predetermined direction.
- the holding structure of the sensor unit includes the other end of the first waveguide that faces one end of the first waveguide to which a part of the laser light is incident, and the first part to which a part of the laser light is incident.
- the sensor unit is a structure for holding each of the first and second waveguides, and generates substantially equal strain in each of the first and second waveguides when an external force is applied. It may have a holding structure.
- the holding structure of the sensor unit includes a tensile line extending along the longitudinal direction of the first and second waveguides, and a skin layer that integrally covers the tensile line together with the first and second waveguides.
- the sensor unit is a structure for holding each of the first and second waveguides as a structure for accurately discriminating changes in the Brillouin spectrum due to temperature and strain. It may have a holding structure that changes at least one of the change and the distortion generated in the sensor section in each of the first and second waveguides (others that change the Prillouin spectrum among the plurality of waveguides). Construction).
- the holding structure of the sensor unit is configured so that one of the first and second waveguides is less in the longitudinal direction and the radial direction. And 3 ⁇ 4 It may include a loose structure that holds it in a movable state along a gap!
- the holding structure of the sensor part is a tube made of metal or resin containing one of the first and second waveguides, and a tube filled with resin. It is preferable to include any of them.
- the holding structure of the sensor unit may include a heat insulating material that covers the outer periphery of one of the first and second waveguides. .
- the sensor unit may include a holding structure capable of partially separating the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber.
- the above loop structure can be easily realized.
- the analysis unit is configured to detect at least one of a temperature in the sensor unit and a distortion generated in the sensor unit based on a change in a parameter characterizing the Brillouin vector of each of the first and second waveguides detected by the detection unit. Determine the measured value. Specifically, the analysis unit calculates the peak frequency or frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum caused by the disturbance captured in the sensor unit based on the Brillouin spectra of the first and second waveguides detected by the detection unit. And a physical quantity corresponding to at least one of the temperature in the sensor unit and the distortion generated in the sensor unit based on the extracted frequency information Ask for.
- the analysis unit extracts changes in the spectral line width caused by disturbance applied to the sensor unit based on the Brillouin spectra of the first and second waveguides detected by the detection unit, and the extraction Based on the change in the line width, a physical quantity corresponding to at least! // deviation of the temperature in the sensor unit and the distortion generated in the sensor unit is obtained.
- the disturbance measuring method includes a laser beam irradiation step, a detection step, and an analysis step.
- the laser light irradiation step laser light having a predetermined wavelength emitted from the laser light source is guided to each of the first and second waveguides included in the sensor unit.
- detection step detection is performed by a Brillouin spectral force detection unit that outputs the first and second waveguide forces according to the input of the laser beam.
- the sensor and the disturbance measurement method of the present invention by monitoring the spectrum of Brillouin scattered light obtained from each of a plurality of waveguides with different Brillouin scattering characteristics prepared as a disturbance detection probe, It is possible to perform accurate temperature measurement over a wider and temperature range including the following low temperature range, and to accurately detect (measure) the type of disturbance applied to the sensor unit.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional strain measurement system using a BOCDA method using an optical fiber cable.
- FIG. 2 is a table showing data on frequency shift, strain dependence, and temperature dependence of the Brillouin spectrum of various optical fibers.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the basic structure of an optical fiber cable applied to the sensor section of the sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the temperature dependence of the peak frequency of the core region in the optical fiber included in the sensor section.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the temperature dependence of the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum in the core region of the optical fiber included in the sensor unit (optical fiber cable) of the sensor according to the first example.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a temperature measurement method by a sensor according to the first embodiment (first embodiment of the disturbance measurement method according to the present invention).
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a temperature measurement method (disturbance measurement method according to the present invention) by the sensor according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing various structures of optical fiber cables applied to the sensor section of the sensor according to the present invention (part 1).
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing various structures of optical fiber cables applied to the sensor section of the sensor according to the present invention (part 2).
- FIG. 12 is a view for explaining an installation example of the sensor section (optical fiber cable) of the sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing one structure of an optical fiber cable applied to the sensor portion of the sensor according to the present invention (part 3).
- FIG. 14 is a view showing a configuration of a third embodiment of the sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing various structures of the optical fiber cable applied to the sensor portion of the sensor according to the present invention (part 4).
- FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a state when strain is applied to the Z point of the optical fiber cable as the sensor unit in the sensor according to the third embodiment (FIG. 14).
- FIG. 17 is a sectional view showing various structures of the optical fiber cable applied to the sensor section of the sensor according to the present invention (part 5), and in particular, transmission of disturbance from the object to be measured to the sensor section. It is sectional drawing which shows the various structures from which a way is different.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the temperature dependence of the relative refractive index difference of the core region with respect to the cladding region of the optical fiber applied to the sensor portion (optical fiber cable) of the sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of an optical fiber cable applied to the sensor section of the sensor according to the present invention (No. 6), and shows two optical fiber cables constituting the sensor section.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure in which one of the optical fibers is covered with a heat insulating member having a small thermal conductivity coefficient.
- 10A ⁇ LOK, 50 ... Optical fiber cable (sensor part), 1 ⁇ 3 ... Sensor, 5 ⁇ Fino, 13- BOTDR device, 14 ... Temperature analysis unit, 15, 101 ... Laser light source (LD), 16, 106 ... Detection unit (PD), 17 ... Storage unit, 18 ... Extraction unit , 19 ... Determining unit, 21 ... Strain analyzing unit, 22 ... Strain storing unit, 23 ... Calculating unit, 24 ... Strain extracting unit, 25 ... Strain determining unit, 51, 122 ... Clad region, 52, 121 ...
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the basic structure of the optical fiber cable 10 applied to the sensor section of the sensor according to the present invention.
- the optical fiber cable 10 applied as the disturbance detection probe integrally covers the two optical fibers 12A and 12B and the optical fibers 12A and 12B as shown in the area (a) of FIG. Cable jacket 11 is provided.
- Each of these two optical fibers 12A and 12B is provided on a core region 121 extending along a predetermined axis and on the outer periphery of the core region 121, as shown in a region (b) in FIG.
- a cladding region 122 is provided, and the core region 121 functions as an optical waveguide.
- Brillouin scattered light is generated as follows. That is, when the pump light propagates through the optical fiber, an acoustic wave is generated in the optical fiber by the pump light. The interaction between the pump light and the acoustic wave generates scattered light (Stokes light) that is down-converted in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the pump light. This scattered light is Brillouin scattered light.
- a spectrum of Brillouin scattered light (Brillouin spectrum) is represented by a Lorentz spectrum of the following formula (1).
- This equation (1) indicates the intensity of the Brillouin spectrum at a certain frequency V. g, V,
- 0 B and ⁇ V are parameters that characterize the Brillouin spectrum.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the temperature characteristics of the peak frequency V of the Brillouin spectrum in which each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the sensor part can also obtain a force. This smell in Figure 4
- the horizontal axis indicates the temperature T
- the vertical axis indicates the Brillouin spectrum peak frequency V (T) obtained from each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B.
- the temperature range on the horizontal axis includes 60K to 90K.
- curve L is the brilliant of optical fiber 12A
- the peak frequency V (T) of the Brillouin spectrum of each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B is 6
- ⁇ is a change in temperature range from 60 to 90 ⁇ , and the peak frequency V ( ⁇ ) changes with temperature ⁇ in regions other than 60 to 90 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ in the low temperature range where the rate of change with respect to temperature ⁇ ⁇ is small.
- the rate is greater.
- Curve L has an extreme value indicated by point X at extreme temperature ⁇ . Curve L is
- the optical fiber 12A outputs Brillouin scattered light with the Brillouin spectrum peak frequency changed by the value indicated by dot ⁇
- the optical fiber 12B outputs the Brillouin spectrum peak by the value indicated by dot ⁇ . Brillouin scattered light with a changed frequency is output.
- the optical fiber cable 10 has the Brillouin spectrum peak frequency V ( ⁇ ).
- the temperature dependence of the optical fiber includes 12 and 12 optical fibers whose extreme values are different from each other.
- the optical fiber cable 10 is composed of optical fibers 12A and 12B having different Brillouin scattering characteristics (different in temperature dependence of the Brillouin spectrum).
- the extreme temperature in terms of the temperature dependence of (ii), it is realized by changing the dopant type, dopant addition concentration, or refractive index profile between the optical fibers 12A and 12B. Is possible.
- the dopant concentration in the core region 121 is 0, and the extreme temperature ⁇ is about 60 ⁇ .
- the dopant concentration in the core region 121 is 20%, and the extreme temperature T is about 90K.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the sensor according to the present invention.
- the sensor 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 includes an optical fiber cable 10 applied as a sensor unit, a BOTDR (Brillouin Optical Time Doma in Reflectometry) device 13, a temperature analysis unit 14 (analysis means), And measure the temperature of the DUT 5.
- the optical fiber cable includes the optical fibers 12A and 12B, and the optical fibers 12A and 12B each include a core region as two types of waveguides having different Brillouin scattering characteristics.
- the BOTDR apparatus 13 includes a light source 15 and a detection unit 16. One end of an optical fiber cable 10 is connected to the BOTDR device 13, and Brillouin scattered light output from the optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the optical fiber cable 10 is measured as a function of time.
- Each core region of the optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the optical fiber cable 10 receives pump light from the light source 15 and outputs backscattered light including Brillouin scattered light. To do.
- the optical fiber cable 10 is installed in a state where a part of the optical fiber cable 10 is in contact with the surface of the DUT 5. In the first embodiment, the optical fiber cable 10 is installed on the surface of the object to be measured 5 in a meandering state.
- optical fiber cable 10 By arranging the optical fiber cable 10 in this way, most of the optical fiber cable 10 comes into contact with the DUT 5.
- the optical fibers 12A and 12B are held so as to have substantially the same temperature along the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber cable 10.
- the detection unit 16 calculates the spectrum of the Brillouin scattered light respectively output from the pump light incident end faces of the optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the optical fiber cable 10 (end faces of the core regions of the optical fibers 12A and 12B). Detect every unit time.
- the detection unit 16 outputs a detection result indicating the peak frequency in the detected Brillouin spectrum to the temperature analysis unit 14. That is, the detection unit 16 outputs a first detection result corresponding to the optical fiber 12A and a second detection result corresponding to the optical fiber 12B. Therefore, the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum changes in conjunction with the frequency of the pump light.
- the frequency of the pump light is It varies depending on the temperature of the light source. Therefore, the measurement accuracy is improved by setting the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum to the frequency difference (frequency shift) from the pump light frequency.
- the temperature analysis unit 14 Based on the first and second detection results output from the detection unit 16, the temperature analysis unit 14 analyzes the temperature of the environment in which the optical fiber cable 10 is installed, that is, the temperature of the device under test 5. .
- the temperature analysis unit 14 includes a storage unit 17, an extraction unit 18, and a determination unit 19.
- the storage unit 17 performs first shift information and second shift indicating the frequency difference between the pump light frequency and the Brillouin spectrum peak frequency (hereinafter referred to as "frequency shift") with respect to the temperature information indicating the temperature. Store shift information in association with each other.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the temperature characteristics of the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum of the optical fiber 12A applied to the sensor unit of the sensor 1 according to the first example.
- the frequency shift V is a minimum value
- one temperature T1 corresponds to one frequency shift V.
- the storage unit 17 stores one piece of temperature information 1 associated with the first shift information indicating the frequency shift V of one Brillouin spectrum for the optical fiber 12A.
- the frequency shift value and temperature of one Brillouin spectrum is one.
- one temperature information t2 associated with the second shift information indicating the frequency shift of one Brillouin spectrum is stored. Also, when two temperatures correspond to the frequency shift value of one Brillouin spectrum, the two temperature information t2 associated with the second shift information indicating the frequency shift of one Brilliance vector, t2 is stored.
- the extraction unit 18 uses the first and second detection results output from the detection unit 16. One or two pieces of temperature information stored in the storage unit 17 in a state where the corresponding first and second shift information are associated with each other are extracted. Then, the extraction unit 18 outputs the extracted temperature information to the determination unit 19.
- the determination unit 19 determines the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 based on the output temperature information.
- the determination unit 19 displays the temperature T1 and the temperature information t2 indicated by the temperature information tl.
- the average value of the temperature T2 is determined as the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10.
- the determination unit 19 outputs the temperature indicated by the temperature information tl.
- the determination unit 19 includes two pieces of temperature information tl and tl for the optical fiber 12A and the optical fiber 12B.
- the determination unit 19 also includes two temperature information tl and tl for the optical fiber 12A and two temperature information for the optical fiber 12B.
- the average value is determined as the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10.
- the determination unit 19 analyzes the temperature of the DUT 5 based on the determined temperature of the optical fiber measurement cable 10.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a temperature measuring method using the sensor 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the temperature of the DUT 5 is measured using the sensor 1.
- the disturbance measuring method includes a storing step ST1, a detecting step ST2, and a temperature analyzing step TS3, and analyzes the temperature of the object 5 to be measured.
- the temperature information and the first shift information and the second shift information corresponding to the temperature are stored in advance by the storage unit 17 in a state of being associated with each other.
- Step ST2 and temperature analysis step ST3 are executed.
- the detection step ST2 the pump light is incident on each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B, and is detected by the Brillouin spectrum force detection unit 16 that can obtain the respective forces of the optical fibers 12A and 12B according to the input of the pump light.
- the first detection result and the second detection result indicating the frequency shift of the detected Brillouin spectrum of each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B are output to the temperature analysis unit 14 by the detection unit 16.
- the temperature dependence of the Brillouin spectrum is different from each other.
- Detected by the Brillouin spectral force detector 16 obtained from each of the waveguides may be a plurality of core regions held by a common cladding region, or may be a core region of each of a plurality of optical fibers) Is done.
- the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 is determined based on the variation of the parameters characterizing the detected Brillouin spectrum. Therefore, the temperature of the object to be measured can be accurately analyzed even in a low temperature region of 200K or less.
- the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum takes an extreme value near the temperature of the object 5 to be measured. Therefore, this one light Even if the rate of change in the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum obtained from the fino is small (when the sensitivity is poor), it is based on the frequency shift detected from the other optical fino that is sensitive to the temperature. By performing temperature analysis, accurate temperature can be measured.
- the force measured by using the temperature dependence of the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum can be utilized even if the temperature dependence of the spline line width of the Brillouin spectrum is utilized. Temperature measurement is possible.
- the function of each element of the sensor 1 shown in FIG. 5 is different from that of the first embodiment in the following points.
- the detection unit 16 outputs a detection result indicating the spectral line width of the detected Brillouin spectrum to the temperature analysis unit 14. That is, the detection unit 16 outputs the first detection result corresponding to the optical fiber 12A and the second detection result corresponding to the optical fiber 12B.
- the temperature analysis unit 14 analyzes the temperature of the object 5 to be measured based on the first and second detection results output from the detection unit 16.
- the storage unit 17 stores the temperature information indicating the temperature in association with the first line width information and the second line width information.
- the first and second line width information means the spectral line width of the Brillouin spectrum obtained by each of the optical fiber 12A and the optical fiber 12B at the temperature indicated by the associated temperature information.
- the spectral line width obtained from the optical fibers 12A and 12B changes linearly depending on the temperature. Therefore, the storage unit 17 stores the first line width information indicating one line width and the temperature information tl indicating one temperature in association with each other, and stores the second line width information indicating one spectral line width and The temperature information t2 indicating one temperature is stored in an associated state.
- the extraction unit 18 includes temperature information tl stored by the storage unit 17 in a state associated with the first and second line width information corresponding to the first and second detection results output from the detection unit 16, respectively. Extract t2. Then, the extraction unit 18 outputs the extracted temperature information tl and t2 to the determination unit 19.
- the determination unit 19 determines the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 based on the output temperature information tl and t2. When the temperature information tl and the temperature information t2 are output from the extraction unit 18, the determination unit 19 Determines the average value of the temperature Tl indicated by the temperature information tl and the temperature T2 indicated by the temperature information t2 as the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10. The determination unit 19 analyzes the temperature of the DUT 5 based on the determined temperature of the optical fiber measurement curve 10.
- the temperature measurement method using the modified example of the sensor 1 according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of spectral lines that do not depend on the strain amounts of the optical fibers 12A and 12B in the temperature analysis step ST3. Since temperature analysis is performed using information about the width, temperature measurement with higher accuracy becomes possible.
- the temperature measurement range is included.
- a temperature analysis of the DUT 5 may be performed using the petal line width.
- the temperature analysis is performed by the same measurement method as in the first embodiment in which the temperature analysis is performed using the frequency shift of the Brillouin beta.
- the temperature analysis is performed by the same measurement method as in the first embodiment in which the temperature analysis is performed using the frequency shift of the Brillouin beta.
- the temperature dependence of the spectral line width may be different from each other.
- a temperature analysis of the object to be measured 5 is performed using both the peak frequency or frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum and the spectrum line width. May be.
- the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 determined based on the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum as described above, and as described in the above-described modification example.
- the average value force with the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 determined based on the vector line width is finally determined as the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10.
- the temperature analysis is performed by using the information on the peak frequency or frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum obtained from a plurality of optical fibers and the spectrum line width, so that Enables high-precision temperature analysis.
- the sensor 1 according to the first embodiment and the modification described above only the temperature of the object to be measured 5 is measured. However, the sensor according to the second embodiment and the disturbance using the same are measured. In the measurement method, temperature and strain are measured using the temperature dependence of the spectral line width and the distortion dependence of the frequency shift, which are parameters that characterize the Brillouin spectrum.
- the sensor 2 according to the second embodiment includes a strain analysis unit 21 in addition to the optical fiber cable 10, the BOTDR device 13, and the temperature analysis unit 14 that are disturbance detection probes.
- the plurality of optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the optical fiber cable 10 have Brillouin spectra having different temperature dependences of the Brillouin spectrum frequency shift.
- the optical fiber cable 10 is installed in a meandering manner on the surface of the object 5 to be measured.
- the optical fiber cable 10 in contact with the distorted portion is distorted, and the optical fibers 12A and 12B are also distorted.
- the BOTDR 13 includes a light source 15 and a detector 16 as in the first embodiment described above.
- the light source 15 outputs pump light, and is incident on each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the pump light power optical fiber cable 10.
- the optical fibers 12A and 12B output Brillouin scattered light, respectively.
- the detector 16 detects the Brillouin spectrum output from each of the optical fiber 12A and the optical fiber 12B.
- the detection unit 16 outputs the detection result of the detected Brillouin spectrum to the temperature analysis unit 14 and the strain analysis unit 21.
- the detection results include the first and second shift detection results and the first and second line width detection results.
- the first and second shift detection results mean the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum from which the optical fibers 12A and 12B were obtained.
- the first and second line width detection results mean the spectral line widths of the Brillouin spectra obtained by the optical fibers 12A and 12B, respectively.
- the first and second line width detection results are output to the temperature analysis unit 14, and the first and second shift detection results are output to the strain analysis unit 21.
- the temperature analysis unit 14 is output from the detection unit 16 in the same way as the modification of the first embodiment described above.
- the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 is determined based on the first and second line width detection results. Since the spectral line width does not depend on the magnitude of distortion of the optical fiber cable 10, the temperature can be determined without being affected by the distortion of the optical fiber cable 10. Then, the temperature analysis unit 14 outputs the temperature analysis result to the strain analysis unit 21.
- the strain analysis unit 21 includes a strain storage unit 22, a calculation unit 23, a strain extraction unit 24, a strain determination unit 25, and a temperature storage unit 26, and includes first and second shift detection results and temperature analysis results. Based on this, the distortion of the device under test 5 is analyzed.
- the strain storage unit 22 stores the first shift information and the second shift information in association with each other with respect to the strain information indicating the amount of strain generated in the optical fiber cable 10.
- the first shift information and the second shift information mean the frequency shift of the Brillouin vector obtained from each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B in a state where the optical fiber cable 10 is distorted by the amount of distortion at a specific temperature. To do.
- the temperature storage unit 26 stores the first shift information and the second shift information in association with each other with respect to the temperature information.
- the calculation unit 23 subtracts the temperature contribution based on the temperature analysis result from the first shift detection result and the second shift detection result output from the detection unit 16 to thereby obtain the first strain contribution information and the second strain contribution. Generate contribution information.
- the first and second shift detection results include temperature contributions and strain contributions of the optical fibers 12A and 12B, respectively.
- the first distortion contribution information means a frequency shift corresponding to the distortion contribution shifted due to the distortion of the optical fiber 12A in the Brillouin spectrum frequency shift indicated by the first shift detection result.
- the second distortion contribution information means a frequency shift corresponding to the distortion contribution shifted due to the distortion of the optical fiber 12B in the Brillouin spectrum frequency shift indicated by the second shift detection result.
- the calculation unit 23 extracts from the temperature storage unit 26 the first and second shift information associated with the temperature information corresponding to the temperature analysis result output from the temperature analysis unit 14.
- the calculation unit 23 uses the extracted first and second shift information, and subtracts the temperature contribution based on the first and second shift detection result force temperature analysis results output from the detection unit 16 to obtain the first shift information. Generate distortion contribution information and second distortion contribution information.
- the calculation unit 23 outputs the generated first and second distortion contribution information to the distortion extraction unit 24.
- the distortion extraction unit 24 also extracts the distortion information stored in association with the first shift information corresponding to the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum indicated by the first distortion contribution information as the first distortion information. .
- the distortion extraction unit 24 extracts the distortion information stored in association with the second shift information corresponding to the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum indicated by the second distortion contribution information from the distortion storage unit 22 as the second distortion information. .
- the strain determination unit 25 determines the amount of strain of the optical fiber cable 10 based on the first and second strain information. Specifically, the strain determination unit 25 sets the average value of the strain amount indicated by the first strain information and the strain amount indicated by the second strain information as the strain amount of the optical fiber cable 10. The strain determination unit 25 analyzes the strain amount of the DUT 5 based on the determined strain amount of the optical fiber cable 10.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a temperature measuring method using the sensor 2 according to the second embodiment.
- the temperature and strain of the object to be measured 5 are measured using the sensor 2 V.
- the disturbance measurement method includes a storage step ST11, a detection step ST12, a temperature analysis step ST13, and a strain analysis step ST14.
- the storage unit 17 stores the temperature information of the optical fiber cable 10, the first line width information, and the second line width information.
- strain information of the optical fiber cable 10, first shift information, and second shift information are stored in the strain storage unit 22.
- detection step ST12 pump light is incident on the plurality of optical fibers 12A and 12B, respectively. It is detected by the Brillouin spectral force detector 16 obtained from each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B according to the incidence of the pump light.
- the first and second line width detection results indicating the respective spectral line widths of the detected Brillouin spectrum are output by the detection unit 16 to the temperature analysis unit 14, while the first and second shift detections indicating the frequency shift are detected. The result is output to the distortion analysis unit 21 by the detection unit 16.
- the storage unit 1 7 is associated with the first and second line width information indicated by the first and second line width detection results output from the detection unit 16, respectively. It is extracted by the temperature information force extraction unit 18 stored by Extracted temperature information Based on this, the temperature of the optical fiber cable 10 is determined by the determination unit 19. The temperature analysis result is output to the strain analysis unit 21.
- the first and second shift detection result forces are subtracted from the temperature contributions based on the temperature analysis results, so that the computing unit 23 performs the first and second shifts. Generate distortion contribution information. Then, the first and second distortion information corresponding to the first and second distortion contribution information is extracted from the distortion storage unit 22 by the distortion extraction unit 24. When the first and second strain information is extracted, the average value of the strain amounts indicated by the first strain information and the second strain information is determined by the strain determination unit 25 as the strain amount of the optical fiber cable 10. Then, the determination unit 25 analyzes the distortion of the DUT 5 based on the determined distortion amount.
- the configuration of the optical fiber cable 10 applied as a disturbance detection probe can be variously modified as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are cross-sectional views showing various structures of optical fiber cables applied to the sensor portion of the sensor according to the present invention.
- the optical fiber cable 10A shown in the region (a) of FIG. 10 includes two optical fibers 12A and 12B, a cable jacket 31 and two tensile members 32.
- Each of the two optical fibers 12A and 12B is located in the center of the cable jacket 31 and the tensile strength wire 32 is located on both sides of these optical fibers 12A and 12B.
- the cable jacket 31 covers the two optical fibers 12A and 12B and the two tensile wires 32, and is formed in a sheet shape.
- a tensile strength wire 33 is disposed between the two optical fibers 12A and 12B, and the two optical fibers 12A and 12B and the tensile strength wire 33 are disposed.
- a cushioning material 34 having a circular cross-section is disposed.
- a presser bar 35 is wound around the buffer material 34, and a cable jacket 36 is arranged around the presser bar 35.
- the tensile strength fibers 37 are arranged around the optical fiber 12A, and the tensile strength fibers 38 are also arranged around the optical fiber 12B.
- a cable jacket 39 covering both the tensile strength fibers 37 and 38 is formed.
- An optical fiber cable 10D shown in the region (a) of FIG. 11 is a loose tube type cable, and an optical fiber 12A and an optical fiber 12B are passed through a tube 41.
- a coating 42 covering both the periphery of the optical fiber 12A and the optical fiber 12B is formed in a circular cross section, and the periphery of the coating 42 is filled with air or jelly 43.
- a presser bar 44 is disposed between the inner wall surface of the pipe 41 and the jelly 43.
- Such a loose tube type optical fiber cable 10D is less susceptible to distortion.
- the optical fiber cable 10D does not have the covering 42.
- optical fibers 12A and 12B described above are composed of the core region 121 and the cladding region 122 as shown in the region (b) of FIG. It may also be a coated fiber. Further, the number of optical fibers included in the optical fiber cables 10 and 10A to 10E may be three or more.
- the optical fiber cable 10 may be installed as shown in FIG. 12 according to the shape of the DUT 5.
- FIG. 12 is a view for explaining an installation example of the sensor section (optical fiber cable) of the sensor according to the present invention.
- the optical fiber cable 10 may be installed along one direction of the object to be measured 5A.
- the optical fiber cable 10 may be doubled along one direction of the DUT 5B.
- the optical fiber cable 10 is as shown in the area (c) of FIG. Further, it may be installed in a spirally wound state along the side surface of the object to be measured 5C.
- the optical fiber cable 10 may be installed along the inner surface of the object to be measured. Further, the optical fiber may be embedded in the material constituting the object to be measured.
- the force in which the Brillouin spectrum is detected by the BOTDR method using the BOTDR device 13 The Brillouin by the BOTD A method using the BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analys is) device Spectral detection may be performed.
- Brillouin spectrum detection may be performed by the BOCDA method using a BOCDA (Brillouin Optical Correlation Domain Analysis) apparatus.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing one structure of an optical fiber cable applied to the sensor portion of the sensor according to the present invention.
- This optical fiber cable 50 is an optical fiber having a core region 52 and a cladding region 51 surrounding the core region 52, and more specifically, a plurality of core regions 52A, 52B each functioning as a waveguide. And a cladding region 51 that integrally surrounds the core regions 52A and 52B.
- the plurality of core regions 52A and 52B are different from each other in temperature dependence of the Brillouin spectral frequency. That is, the plurality of core regions 52A and 52B have different temperature dependencies of the Brillouin spectrum shape.
- the plurality of core regions 52A and 52B are configured such that optical power coupling does not occur between them.
- two core regions 52A and 52B are arranged in non-contact with each other in the central region of the cladding region 51.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of a third embodiment of the sensor according to the present invention.
- the sensor 3 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 14 includes an LD 15 that is a light source, a force bra 62 that equally distributes an optical signal, and an isolator that allows light to pass in one direction but does not pass in the opposite direction.
- the optical fiber cable 10 has at least two optical fibers 12A and 12B as waveguides having different Brillouin scattering characteristics (the core region of these optical fibers 12A and 12B corresponds to the waveguide). including.
- the sensor unit of the sensor 3 includes three or more light sensors as a force sensor unit that is described by taking the optical fiber cable 10 including the two optical fibers 12A and 12B as a representative example.
- An optical fiber cable including a fiber may be applied.
- an optical fiber for signal transmission other than that for the sensor may be included in the optical fiber cable 10.
- each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B included in the optical fiber cable 10 may be a single mode optical fiber or a multimode optical fiber.
- the gain at the peak frequency maximum gain of the spectrum peak
- the optical fibers 12A and 12B are single mode optical fibers. Is more preferable.
- the Brillouin scattering characteristics are different, it is possible to use other than silica-based fibers such as plastic fibers.
- one end of the optical fiber cable 10 has a loop structure in which one ends of two optical fibers 12A and 12B are connected to each other (L portion in Fig. 14).
- one optical fiber 12A Probe light is incident from the other end (LD15 side), and pump light is incident from the other end (LD 15 side) of the other optical fiber 12B.
- the analysis unit 61 calculates the electrical signals of the LD 15 and PD 16 and analyzes the strain and temperature generated in the optical fiber cable 10.
- the LD15 side of the optical fibers 12A and 12B is the starting end and the L portion side is the terminating end.
- the ends of the optical fibers 12A and 12B are loop-wired, the end side can be placed freely at any location, making installation work easier than conventional optical fiber cables and the same length as conventional It can cover a wider measurement range than other optical fiber cables.
- the sensor 3 according to the third embodiment employs the BOCDA method, a strain Z temperature analysis with excellent distance resolution becomes possible.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing various structures of the optical fiber cable 10 applied to the sensor portion of the sensor 3 according to the third embodiment.
- optical fiber cables 1 OF, 10G shown in FIG. 15 optical fibers having different Brillouin spectrum frequency shift distortion coefficients Z temperature coefficients are applied.
- the optical fiber cable 10F shown in the area (a) of Fig. 15 includes two optical fibers 12A and 12B and two tensile wires 72A arranged so as to sandwich the optical fibers 12A and 12B. 72B and the optical fibers 12A and 12B and the tensile strength wires 72A and 72B—the cape sheath 71 which is physically covered.
- This optical fiber cable 10F is arranged with two optical fibers 12A and 12B having a structure similar to the optical fiber cable 10A shown in the region (a) of FIG.
- the optical fiber cable 10G shown in the region (b) of Fig. 15 includes an optical fiber 12A, two tensile strength wires 72A arranged so as to sandwich the optical fiber core 12A, and these optical fibers 12A. And a left fiber optic cable composed of a cable jacket 71 A that integrally covers the tensile wire 72A, an optical fiber 12B, two tensile wires 72B arranged so as to sandwich the optical fiber 12B, and these optical fibers.
- a right-side optical fiber cable composed of a cable jacket 71B integrally covering the fiber 12B and the tensile wire 72B.
- the right optical fiber cable and the left optical fiber cable are integrally formed so as to be separable from the upper and lower cuts 73 to the left and right.
- one optical fiber cable is used.
- One optical fiber cable may be formed by bonding two separately formed optical fiber cables with an adhesive or the like.
- two separately formed optical fiber cables may be arranged separately. In this way, the end of the optical fiber can be looped in any fiber optic cable.
- the optical fibers 12A and 12B are different types of optical fibers that differ in at least one of the distortion coefficient and the temperature coefficient of the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum.
- the optical fiber cables 10F and 10G including such different types of optical fibers 12A and 12B are designed so that substantially the same distortion is generated in the optical fibers 12A and 12B when an external force is applied.
- the optical fibers 12A and 12B are affected by both strain and temperature. 1S
- optical fibers having different temperature dependence of the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum may be arranged in one optical fiber cable. In this case, since the influence of the strain Z temperature can be isolated, the analysis unit 61 can easily determine those values.
- each of the optical fibers 12A and 12B can be separated into two optical fiber cables covered with cable jackets 71A and 71B such as plastic resin.
- cable jackets 71A and 71B such as plastic resin.
- the optical fibers 12A and 12B are protected by the tensile members 72A and 72B and the cable jackets 7 1A and 71B.
- the work of directly handling a small-diameter optical fiber is reduced, and the work becomes easier as a whole. That is, as shown in region (c) of FIG. 15, a loop structure can be easily realized at one end of the optical fiber cable 10G.
- the optical fiber cable 10G can be split left and right at the notch 73, it can be easily connected using a connector or the like that directly grips the cable jacket.
- the strain coefficient t and the temperature coefficient ⁇ are coefficients inherent to the optical fiber.
- the strain coefficient t is about 0.05 to 0.0 ⁇ / ⁇ ⁇
- the temperature coefficient ⁇ is about 1.5. ⁇ 2. It has a size of 2MHzZ ° C.
- the frequency of the Brillouin spectrum which often measures strain on the order of about 1000 to 3000 / ⁇ ⁇ , varies depending on the deformation state of the object to be measured and the required measurement accuracy.
- the shift changes by about 50 to 180 ⁇ depending on the strain.
- the temperature varies greatly depending on the usage environment.
- the frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum which is often measured in the temperature range of about 20 to 50 ° C, varies by about 30 to LlOMHz depending on the temperature.
- V ⁇ 1 V ⁇ 10 + strain coefficient t X f + temperature coefficient fi XT (3)
- Image v B 2 v B 20 + strain coefficient t 2 X f + temperature coefficient ⁇ 2 XT (4 ) [0118] where ⁇ ⁇ is the Brillouin measured with optical fibers 12 and 12B, respectively.
- 1 1 2 is the intrinsic coefficient of optical fibers 12A and 12B, respectively.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a state when strain is applied to the Z point of the optical fiber cable 10 as the sensor unit in the sensor 3 (FIG. 14) according to the third embodiment. . this
- the Z-axis is the position on the optical fiber cable 10, where the optical fiber cable 10 has a start end Z and a termination end Z, and this position Z and the Brillouin spectrum
- the relationship with wave number shift v is shown in region (b) in Fig. 16.
- V-V As shown in Fig. 4, at the Z point where the strain is applied, V-V
- Strain ⁇ and temperature ⁇ are calculated by applying the above formulas (3) and (4).
- the sensor unit has at least two optical fibers having different Brillouin spectrum peak frequencies or frequency shifts depending on the strain and temperature changes that occur. Since the optical fiber cable 10 including the optical fiber cable 10 is applied, the distortion and temperature of the object to be measured can be separated and accurately analyzed based on the change in the peak frequency or frequency shift of the Brillouin spectrum in these optical fibers. .
- the strain coefficients t , I, temperature coefficients ⁇ , ⁇ differ greatly.
- Strain and temperature can be measured with high accuracy.
- the ends of the two optical fibers are loop-connected at the end of the optical fiber cable 10
- the end of the optical fiber cable that loops the entire optical fiber cable to be laid is connected to the end of the optical fiber cable.
- Optical fiber cable installation work that does not require installation at the same location as the start end is facilitated.
- the installation range is wider than the conventional optical fiber cable of the same length, and strain Z temperature analysis with good distance resolution becomes possible.
- the sensor unit in the third embodiment is a general-purpose and inexpensive such as an indoor cable, as long as it is an optical fiber cable including different types of optical fibers having different temperature dependence of the Brillouin spectrum frequency shift.
- a simple optical fiber cable can also be applied.
- the optical fiber cable described above has a structure to which optical fibers having different strain coefficients Z temperature coefficients depending on the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum are applied.
- an optical fiber cable applied to the sensor unit an optical fiber cable having a structure in which either strain or temperature change caused in the optical fiber due to an external force from the object to be measured differs between the optical fibers.
- FIG. 17 shows an optical fiber applied to the sensor unit of any one of sensors 1 to 3 according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the various structures of a bar cable, Comprising: It is sectional drawing which shows the various structures from which the way of transmission of external force Z heat from a to-be-measured object to a sensor part differs especially.
- the optical fiber cable 10H shown in the region (a) of FIG. 17 includes one optical fiber 12, two tensile strength wires 82A arranged so as to sandwich the one optical fiber 12, and one of these optical fibers.
- a left-side optical fiber cable composed of a cable jacket 81A that integrally covers the fiber 12 and the tensile strength wire 82A, the other optical fiber 12 (the same type of optical fiber), and the other optical fiber 12
- a right optical fiber cable composed of two tensile strength wires 82B arranged so as to be sandwiched, a cable jacket 81B integrally covering the other optical fiber 12 and the tensile strength wire 82B.
- the fiber cable and the right optical fiber cable are integrally formed.
- the two sets of optical fiber cables can be separated from the upper and lower cuts 83 into left and right optical fiber cables.
- this optical fiber cable 10H two optical fibers 12 of the same type are prepared, and one optical fiber 12 (right side in the figure) is disposed loosely in a resin tube 84 such as a plastic tube.
- the optical fiber cable 101 shown in the area (b) of FIG. 17 is a left optical fiber cable composed of one optical fiber 12 and a cable jacket 81 A covering the other optical fiber 12. And the other optical fiber 12 (the same type of optical fiber) and a right optical fiber cable composed of a cable jacket 81B covering the other optical fiber 12.
- this optical fiber cable 101 two optical fibers 12 of the same kind are prepared, and the optical fiber 12 on the other side (right side in the figure) is arranged in a metal tube 85.
- the optical fiber cable 10J shown in the area (c) of Fig. 17 has the same configuration as the optical fiber cable 10H shown in the area (a) of Fig. 17, and the other (right side in the figure).
- the optical fiber 12 is covered with an inclusion 86 such as a tensile strength fiber.
- an inclusion 86 such as a tensile strength fiber.
- a plastic fiber can be used.
- the left optical fiber cable is formed by integrally connecting one optical fiber 12, two tensile strength wires 82A arranged so as to sandwich the one optical fiber 12, and the one optical fiber 12 and the tensile strength wire 82A. Consists of 81 A of cable jacket to cover.
- the right optical fiber cable integrally connects the other optical fiber 12, two tensile wires 82B arranged so as to sandwich the other optical fiber 12, and the other optical fiber 12 and tensile wire 82B. Consists of a cable jacket 81B to cover. These left lights
- the optical fiber cable 10J is obtained by integrally forming the fiber cable and the right optical fiber cable force notch 83.
- one of the optical fibers is housed in the cable in a tight state that is substantially integral with the cable sheath.
- the other optical fiber can move in the longitudinal direction or radial direction of the cable, and is stored in the cable with a surplus length (right side in the figure). .
- the optical fiber housed in the cable in a tight state substantially integrated with the optical fiber cable has a Brillouin amount corresponding to the distortion.
- the force that changes the frequency shift of the spectrum The other optical fiber having a surplus length with respect to the optical fiber cable is not distorted by the extra fiber length. Therefore, the tension applied to the cable side from the object to be measured (the amount of strain generated in the cable) can be easily calculated from the difference in the Brillouin spectrum frequency shift between these two optical fibers.
- optical fiber cables 10H to 10J as described above have the cable structure Z around the two optical fibers 12 being different. This is not suitable because of the different temperatures. However, it is sufficiently effective in an environment where the temperature under the same temperature gradually changes.
- the extra length of the other optical fiber 12 is a general-purpose loose type optical fiber. Preferably, it is greater than about 0.2% of the fiber cable. In order to ensure this extra fiber length, it is preferable to cable the other optical fiber 12 after making it into a tube with metal or resin! /.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the temperature dependence of the relative refractive index difference of the core region with respect to the cladding region of the optical fiber applied to the sensor portion (optical fiber cable) of the sensor according to the present invention.
- the horizontal axis represents the relative refractive index difference of the core region with respect to pure silica
- the vertical axis represents the temperature coefficient (MHzZK) of the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum.
- the temperature dependence of the peak frequency of the Brillouin spectrum can be obtained for the entire optical fiber cable, that is, the optical fiber with the smallest temperature coefficient (the relative refractive index difference ⁇ n of the core region with respect to pure silica). It is preferable that the optical fiber is housed in the cable in a loose shape.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of an optical fiber cable applied to the sensor portion of the sensor according to the present invention, and 1 of the two optical fibers constituting the optical fiber cable as the sensor portion.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure in which a single optical fiber is covered with a heat insulating member having a small thermal conductivity coefficient. Specifically, the optical fiber cable 10K shown in FIG.
- the 19 includes one optical fiber 12, two tensile strength wires 92A arranged so as to sandwich the one optical fiber 12, the one optical fiber 12 and A cable jacket 91A that integrally covers the tensile strength wire 92A, the left optical fiber cable composed of 91A, the other optical fiber 12, and the two tensile strength wires 92B arranged so as to sandwich the other optical fiber 12.
- the right optical fiber cable composed of a cable jacket 91B integrally covering the other optical fiber 12 and the tensile strength wire 92B.
- These left side optical fiber cable and right side optical fiber cable It is integrated so that it can be separated from the right and left side 93.
- this optical fiber cable 10K two optical fibers 12 of the same kind are provided, and the other optical fiber 12 (right side in the figure) has a small thermal conductivity coefficient and is covered with a heat insulating member 94.
- the two optical fibers 12 are subjected to substantially the same level of strain.
- Either one of the two optical fibers 12 ( In the figure, the right side) is covered with a heat insulating member 94 with a significantly different thermal conductivity coefficient. Therefore, the temperature of the two optical fibers 12 is different under the severe temperature fluctuation and the environment can be separated. become.
- the heat insulating member 94 for example, foamed plastic is suitable.
- both optical fibers 12 are tightly accommodated in a substantially integrated state, and the optical fiber cables 10H to 10H shown in FIG. Each 10J has a different loose structure.
- the optical fiber 12 (right side in the figure) covered with the heat insulating member 94 is made of, for example, alumina or carbon. Let's apply the coating.
- the optical fiber cable 10K configured in this manner is effective in a laying environment in which the temperature varies according to the thermal conductivity coefficient around the optical fiber 12.
- a cable structure in which the disturbance to be measured to the optical fiber core wire is different between the optical fibers is adopted for the sensor section, and the strain and the temperature are separated and measured. be able to.
- a general-purpose optical fiber of the same kind can be used, and a general-purpose loose-type optical fiber cable can be used.
- the sensor according to the present invention can be used in strain sensing technology using an optical fiber cable, and can be applied to a strain detection system using Brillouin scattered light.
- the Specifically, the sensor according to the present invention can be applied to a Z-detection system for measuring deformation or environmental temperature of various buildings.
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