Signal-to-Noise Ratio Enhancement Based on Empirical Mode Decomposition in Phase-Sensitive Optical Time Domain Reflectometry Systems

We propose a novel denoising method based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD) to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for vibration sensing in phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry (φ-OTDR) systems. Raw Rayleigh backscattering traces are decomposed into a series of intrinsic mode fu...

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Main Authors: Zengguang Qin, Hui Chen, Jun Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/8/1870