Abstract
We introduce a novel configuration for long-range Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) sensors that is based on shaping the pump pulses in the radio frequency instead of the optical domain. This results in a simplified setup that uses just one standard intensity modulator to generate pulses with an extremely high extinction ratio (60 dB in our experiments). We develop a theoretical model for Brillouin interaction in long-distance BOTDA and use simulations to demonstrate that the availability of such pure pulses completely suppresses measurement errors caused by pulse leakage. Finally, experimental results are shown to confirm theoretical predictions. A 25 km fibre is measured with our system and the results compared to those obtained using pump pulses with lower extinction ratios.
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