Vibration fiber optic cable inspection
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a novel technology that uses fiber optics to sense and monitor vibrations. It has demonstrated immense potential for various applications, including seismology research, traffic vibration detection, structural health inspection, and lifeline. Vibration analysis is one of the proven methods in fault detection in a variety of dynamic components. Fiber optic vibration sensors that use existing fiber optic cables laid for communication have the advantage of being able to collectively and accurately measure vibrations over a wide range along the cables1), 2), and in recent years, they have been attracting attention as a means of environmental. The intent of this test is to determine the effects of vibration within the sinusoidal and random vibration environments that may be encountered during the life of the fiber optic component. The fiber endfaces and connectors were inspected at selected intervals throughout.
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