SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE SENSING
First Claim
1. A pressure sensing cable comprising:
- an optical fiber comprising;
a first core extending internally along a length of the cable, the first core sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the first core along the length of the cable and having a first mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the first core; and
a second core extending internally along the length of the cable, the second core spaced a distance from the first core, the second core sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the second core along the length of the cable and having a second mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the second core, the second mode index being different from the first mode index, wherein light propagates along the second core at a different speed than along the first core.
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Abstract
A pressure sensing cable in one embodiment includes an optical fiber having a first core and a second core. The first core extends along a length of the cable, and is sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the first core along the length of the cable. The first core has a first mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the first core. The second core extends along the length, is spaced a distance from the first core, and is sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the second core along the length of the cable. The second core has a second mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the second core. The second mode index is different from the first mode index, wherein light propagates along the second core at a different speed than along the first core.
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1. A pressure sensing cable comprising:
an optical fiber comprising; a first core extending internally along a length of the cable, the first core sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the first core along the length of the cable and having a first mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the first core; and a second core extending internally along the length of the cable, the second core spaced a distance from the first core, the second core sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the second core along the length of the cable and having a second mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the second core, the second mode index being different from the first mode index, wherein light propagates along the second core at a different speed than along the first core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A measurement system comprising:
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a pressure sensing cable comprising; a transmission core extending internally along a length of the cable, the transmission core sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the transmission core along the length of the cable and having a first mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the transmission core; and a reception core extending internally along the length of the cable, the reception core spaced a distance from the transmission core, the reception core sized and configured to provide propagation of light along the reception core along the length of the cable and having a second mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the reception core, the second mode index being different from the first mode index, wherein light propagates along the reception core at a different speed than along the transmission core; a light source configured to provide light energy to the transmission core; a detection unit configured to detect signals from the reception core formed responsive to the light energy in the transmission core; and
a processing unit configured to determine a pressure distribution based on the signals from the reception core detected with the detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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transmitting, via a light source, light energy down a first core of a pressure sensing cable, the first core having a first mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the first core; receiving, via a detector unit, signals from a second core of the pressure sensing cable formed responsive to the transmitting the light energy down the first core, the second core having a second mode index corresponding to the speed of light propagation along the second core, the second mode index being different from the first mode index, wherein light propagates along the second core at a different speed than along the first core; and determining, using one or more processors, a pressure distribution along a length of the pressure sensing cable based upon the signals received from the second core via the detector unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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