Optics: measuring and testing – Material strain analysis – By light interference detector
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-18
2006-04-18
Toatley, Jr., Gregory J. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
Material strain analysis
By light interference detector
C356S478000, C356S484000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07030971
ABSTRACT:
A CW lightwave modulated by a continuously reiterated binary pseudorandom code sequence is launched into an end of a span of ordinary optical fiber cable. Portions of the launched lightwave back propagate to the launch end from a continuum of locations along the span because of innate fiber properties including Rayleigh scattering. This is picked off the launch end and heterodyned to produce a r.f. beat signal. The r.f. beat signal is processed by a plurality (which can be thousands) of correlator type binary pseudonoise code sequence demodulators respectively operated in different delay time relationships to the timing base of the reiterated modulation sequences. The outputs of the demodulators provide r.f. time-domain reflectometry outputs representative of signals (e.g., acoustic pressure waves) incident to virtual sensors along the fiber at positions corresponding to the various time delay relationships.
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Lyons Michael A.
The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the
Toatley , Jr. Gregory J.
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