Engineered Fibers for Distributed Sensing in Telecom network

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Publication Date: 6/29/2025

Event: OECC/PSC 2025

Reference: WC2-1: 1-3, 2025

Authors: Paul S. Westbrook, OFS Labs; Benyuan Zhu, OFS Labs; Kenneth S. Feder, OFS Labs; Zhou Shi, OFS Labs; Tristan Kremp, OFS Labs; Yaowen Li, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; David J. DiGiovanni, OFS Labs

Abstract: We discuss recent advances in the use of engineered optical fibers for distributed sensing in telecom networks. Fibers with low attenuation and high backscatter can greatly increase acoustic sensing signals.

Publication Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11110426