➔ Arises due to fluctuations in the refractive index within the fiber core material. ➔ These fluctuations result in the elastic scattering of light as it propagates through the fiber. ➔ Scattered light maintains the same wavelength as the incident light. Rayleigh Scattering
➔ Fraction of light is scattered back in the fiber toward the source by Rayleigh scattering. ➔ This signal provides information about the fibers condition.
Rayleigh Signal returns to detector from a certain point (z), determined by a flight time (2t).
Detected intensity I|z|
➔ Forms the backbone of sensing mechanisms like OTDR.
Why Rayleigh scattered signals? ➔ Stronger than Brillouin and Raman scattering. ➔ They allow for high spatial resolution in detecting changes in intensity over distance. ➔ Thus, essential for pinpointing locations of attenuation or defects. Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR)
➔ Special technique used for fiber diagnostics and monitoring, helps analyze quality and integrity of fibers. ➔ Works by triggering light pulses into a fiber, then measuring the scattered light. ➔ The reflected light helps analyze loss, attenuation, and location of faults. ➔ OTDR measurements => radiation induced attenuation (RIA).
➔ RIA affects the performance of Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS) by increasing
signal loss due to radiation. ➔ Such sensitivity allows the fiber to act as dosimeter. ➔ The fiber measures radiation doses based on attenuation experienced. BUT: ➔ Not all fibers are good dosimeters. - RIA increases linearly with dose - RIA is independent of dose rate, depends on total dose not on how fast dose is striking. - No recovery, attenuation remains without self repair. => P doped fibers. Data ➔ Files (.txt) with OTDR data. Filter for 1310nm, 1550nm, 1625nm wavelengths in line 4.
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- Length increment [m]3.197445e-01 - Line location 4 - OTDR scan length [m] 2.700000e+04 - OTDR pulse duration [ns] 100 - OTDR scan time [s] 60 - Reflected amplitude [dB] - Increment = 0.92hr - Dose rate = 0.0216 Gy/hr CODE Conclusions ❏ It can be concluded that the behavior of the RIA curves is strongly linear, confirming that RIA is dose dependent. This confirms that the level of attenuation is determined by the total accumulated dose. ❏ It is evident that RIA curves are wavelength sensitive, with 1625 nm having greater attenuation, followed by 1550 nm, and lastly 1310 nm. This suggest that the fiber is more sensitive to radiation at longer wavelengths. ❏ The slope difference tells that RIA for longer wavelengths have greater rate of attenuation. ❏ It can be concluded that fibers operating at 1625 nm will experience more significant radiation induced losses. Also, fiber would be more sensitive and better for monitoring.
