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Acoustic mode propagation speed measurement method and acoustic mode propagation speed measurement device

US11815421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2020
Grant dateNov 14, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M11/319
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An objective is to provide an acoustic mode propagation speed measurement method and an acoustic mode propagation speed measurement device capable of measuring a propagation speed of an acoustic mode without cutting or processing an optical fiber wire.According to the present invention, an acoustic mode propagation speed measurement method includes: acquiring a frequency shift spectrum of Brillouin scattered light generated in an optical fiber; fitting the frequency shift spectrum using a Gauss function; acquiring a spectral full-width at half maximum w from a fitted curve using the Gauss function; and calculating a propagation speed VA of an acoustic mode of the optical fiber by substituting the acquired spectral full-width at half maximum w into a linear function of the spectral full-width at half maximum w and the propagation speed VA of the acoustic mode.

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