Application Research of Optical Fiber Sensing Technology in Power Optical Fiber Communication Systems

Abstract

The distributed optical fiber sensing system uses optical fiber as the sensing element and signal transmission medium at the same time, and adopts advanced Optical Time-domain Reflectometry (OTDR) technology to detect the changes of temperature and strain at different positions along the optical fiber, thus achieving a truly distributed measurement. Using the Micro-structured Optical Time-domain Reflectometry (M-OTDR) optical fiber sensing access network technology, combined with optical link components such as fault locators, can judge the operating status of optical fiber Composite phase cable (IOPPC) lines, and detect faults (such as breakpoints) in optical fiber communication location and diagnosis. The position of the lightning strike is determined by detecting the change of polarization state caused by the transmitted light in the optical fiber inside the IOPPC before and after a lightning strike, and the positioning error is less than 1%. By observing the Brillouin frequency shift chart, the ice state can be accurately identified and the positioning function can be realized. By monitoring the vibration frequency of the IOPPC cable, the line dancing phenomenon can be detected in time to prevent line faults caused by dancing. The online safety and health monitoring of the operating state of transmission lines are realized.