Investigating the response of distributed fibre optic acoustic sensing for subsea cable motion monitoring

James Jackson; John Macarthur; Brian Sellar; William N. Macpherson; Henry T. Bookey

Investigating the response of distributed fibre optic acoustic sensing for subsea cable motion monitoring

James Jackson, John Macarthur, Brian Sellar, William N. Macpherson, Henry T. Bookey

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Abstract

A simultaneous Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) and Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system is presented. In DAS, perturbations across hundreds of metres of fibre are detected by the use of phase-sensitive Optical Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) from Rayleigh backscattering caused by these perturbations. DTS relies on Raman OTDR in a similar fashion. The capabilities of the DAS system are presented, showing detection limits on the order of sub Hz to kHz while achieving spatial resolution on the order of metres. The ability to differentiate between different types of perturbation including tapping, transient signals and smooth, strumming motion is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Publisher	International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages	1056-1060
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781880653821
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2021
Event	31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 20 Jun 2021 → 25 Jun 2021

Conference

Conference	31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference 2021
Abbreviated title	ISOPE 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	20/06/21 → 25/06/21

Keywords

Distributed acoustic sensing
Distributed temperature sensing
Fiber sensing
Power cable monitoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Ocean Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Investigating the response of distributed fibre optic acoustic sensing for subsea cable motion monitoring. / Jackson, James; Macarthur, John; Sellar, Brian et al.
Proceedings of the 31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, 2021. p. 1056-1060.

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