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Connector nodes for interrogating optical fiber sensor arrays

US7688673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

OPTOPLAN AS · NO

Inventors

Erlend Rønnekleiv · Trondheim, NO
Ole Henrik Waagaard · Trondheim, NO
Hilde Nakstad · Trondheim, NO
Arne Berg · Hønefoss, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2007
Grant date	Mar 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V1/20
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Seismic sensor systems and sensor station topologies, as well as corresponding cable and sensor station components, manufacturing and deployment techniques are provided. For some embodiments, networks of optical ocean bottom seismic (OBS) stations are provided, in which sensor stations are efficiently deployed in a modular fashion as series of array cable modules deployed along a multi-fiber cable.

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