Photon counting fibre optic distributed temperature sensing with a CMOS SPAD array

Caitlin S. Tye; Katjana Ehrlich; Andrew D. M. Green; Robert K. Henderson; Michael G. Tanner

doi:10.1364/OE.506964

Photon counting fibre optic distributed temperature sensing with a CMOS SPAD array

Caitlin S. Tye, Katjana Ehrlich, Andrew D. M. Green, Robert K. Henderson, Michael G. Tanner

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Time-resolved fibre optic Raman distributed temperature sensing (DTS) measurements experience long measurement times due to a weak backscattered Raman signal inside optical fibres or limited detector count rates. Here, improvements to previous work based on individual detectors are demonstrated using a 512 pixel complementary-metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) line sensor array with integrated (on-chip) timing electronics. Multiplexed single photon counting increases count rate and decreases measurement time for practical applications. This allows temperature to be measured every 0.5 m with 0.7 °C accuracy and a 10 s measurement time using a 13.0 m optical fibre, performance over longer distance is also investigated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6481-6493
Number of pages	13
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	32
Issue number	4
Early online date	8 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.506964
Publication status	Published - 12 Feb 2024

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