返回
Polarization sensing using submarine optical cables
DOI:10.1364/OPTICA.424307.png)
摘要
En 中文
Observation of polarization modulation at the output of a submarine link, extracted from a standard coherent telecom receiver, can be used to monitor geophysical events such as sea waves and earthquakes occurring along the cable. We analyze the effect of birefringence perturbations on the polarization at the output of a long-haul submarine transmission system, and provide analytical expressions instrumental to understanding the dependence of the observed polarization modulation on the amplitude and spatial extension of the observed events. By symmetry considerations, we show that in standard single mode fibers with random polarization coupling, if polarization fluctuations are caused by strain or pressure, the relative birefringence fluctuations are equal to the relative fluctuations of the polarization averaged phase. We finally show that pressure induced strain is a plausible explanation of the origin of polarization modulations observed in a long submarine link. The presented analysis paves the way for the transformation of transoceanic fiber optic links during operation into powerful sensing tools for otherwise inaccessible geophysical events occurring in the deep ocean. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
Keyword:
MODE DISPERSION
AUTOCORRELATION
期刊
IF:
8.5
论文数:
2.4K
被引数:
2.1W
机构
引用论文
Study of the frequency autocorrelation of the differential group delay in fibers with polarization mode dispersion
OPTICS LETTERS
IF3.3
Distributed sensing of earthquakes and ocean-solid Earth interactions on seafloor telecom cables
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
IF15.7


