A number of distributed fiber optic strain sensing systems are proposed that are based on the frequency shift of the
Brillouin scattered light power spectrum in proportion to the strain produced in the fiber. Although the spectral shape
under a uniform strain distribution is generally given by a Lorentzian function, it is deformed under a non-uniform strain
distribution. It is important to investigate the relationship between the non-uniform strain distribution and the spectral
deformation, because it affects the strain measurement error. We have focused on a linear strain distribution where the
strain changes at a constant rate along the fiber as a typical non-uniform strain distribution. The power spectrum shape is
derived theoretically using the Brillouin frequency shift values at the both ends of the observation section. The power
spectrum of the Brillouin scattered light is then observed experimentally. The experimentally observed power spectrum
shape was in good agreement with that theoretically obtained and the power spectrum was widened according to the
slope of the linear strain distribution.
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