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- 外乱を検知するための光学システムであって、
互いに対して側部を接して配置される第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分と、
第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分上に第1の信号と第2の信号をそれぞれ発射する発射手段であって、第1の信号と第2の信号のそれぞれは前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管のそれぞれに沿って移動するように、前記第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分が光学的に結合されるものと、
結合信号を生じさせるために送信された第1の信号と第2の信号を光学的に結合するための結合手段であって、前記第1の信号と第2の信号が、前記第1の導波管部分または前記第2の導波管部分における外乱を該結合信号から推測できるように互いに関連付けられるものと、
を含むシステム。 - 前記第1の信号と第2の信号はそれぞれ不規則成分を有し、前記第1の信号と第2の信号は、前記不規則成分が前記第1の信号及び第2の信号に共通となるように関連している、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記第1の信号と第2の信号はそれぞれ波形を有し、前記不規則成分は前記それぞれの波形の不規則な位相である、請求項2に記載の光学システム。
- 前記第1の信号と第2の信号は互いのコピーである、請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 第1の送信信号と第2の送信信号の間に相対時間遅延を課すように構成された遅延段階を備える、請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 前記第1の信号と第2の信号は、関連付けられる位相コヒーレンス時間を有し、前記相対時間遅延が信号の位相コヒーレンス時間より大きい、請求項5に記載の光学システム。
- 前記相対時間遅延は、前記信号の位相コヒーレンス時間より少なくとも5倍大きい、請求項6に記載の光学システム。
- 前記相対時間遅延は、前記信号の位相コヒーレンス時間より少なくとも10倍大きい、請求項7に記載の光学システム。
- 前記第1の導波管部分または前記第2の導波管部分と一体化して形成されている追加の導波管部分により少なくとも部分的に遅延が課される、請求項5乃至請求項8のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 前記光学システムは、共通経路に沿って前記第1の信号及び第2の信号を導くように構成され、これにより前記第1の信号と第2の信号が前記共通経路に沿って互いに反対の向きで移動する、請求項1乃至請求項9のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 前記共通経路は閉じられた経路である、請求項10に記載の光学システム。
- 前記第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分はそれぞれ、光ファイバのそれぞれの部分から形成されている、請求項1乃至請求項11のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 前記発射手段は光源からの入力信号を前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管に結合するための光カプラ構造を含み、前記第1の信号と第2の信号は前記入力信号から形成される、請求項1乃至請求項12のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 前記発射手段は、前記カプラ構造と前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管のそれぞれとの間に延びる発射導波管部分を含む、請求項13に記載の光学システム。
- 前記発射導波管部分は前記それぞれの第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分と一体化して形成されている、請求項14に記載の光学システム。
- 前記システムは、使用中、前記光カプラ構造が、それぞれ前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管上で送信される第1の信号と第2の信号を結合するために役立つように構成された、請求項12乃至請求項15のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 反射体構造が前記結合手段に光を戻すために提供される、請求項1乃至請求項16のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 共通のチャネルであって、該共通のチャネルに沿って前記導波管が延びる共通のチャネルを備える、請求項1乃至請求項17のいずれか1項に記載の光学システム。
- 前記チャネルは共通スリーブによって形成される、請求項18に記載の光学システム。
- 前記チャネルは共通電線管によって形成される、請求項19に記載の光学システム。
- 伝送リンクの第1の導波管部分または第2の導波管部分における外乱を検知するための検知装置であって、前記伝送リンクは、検知システムへの戻り経路を提供するように構成されており、前記検知システムは、
前記第1の導波管部分と前記第2の導波管部分上に第1の信号と第2の信号をそれぞれ発射する発射手段であって、該第1の信号と第2の信号が互いに関連しているものと、
結合信号を生成するために戻された第1の信号と第2の信号を光学的に結合するための結合手段であって、前記第1の信号と第2の信号が、前記第1の導波管部分または前記第2の導波管部分における外乱を前記結合信号から推測できるように互いに関連するものと、
を含む検知装置。 - 前記リンクは複数の光ファイバを収容する光ケーブルまたは電線管である、請求項21に記載の検知装置。
- 伝送リンクの第1の導波管部分または第2の導波管部分における外乱を検出する方法であって、前記第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分は側部を接して配置され、
第1の信号と第2の信号を前記第1の導波管部分と前記第2の導波管部分上にそれぞれ導入するステップであって、前記第1の信号と第2の信号が互いに関連しているものと、
前記第1の信号と第2の信号のそれぞれが前記第1の導波管部分と第2の導波管部分のそれぞれに沿って移動するように前記第1の信号と第2の信号を導くステップと、
結合信号を生成するために前記第1の信号と第2の信号を結合するステップと、
前記結合信号から外乱の存在を推測するステップと、
を備える方法。 - 前記第1の信号と第2の信号は、前記信号が前記導波管部分に沿って移動する際にオフセットされるように前記第1の信号と第2の信号間の時間的なオフセットを導入するステップを含み、
前記外乱が前記時間的なオフセットより大きいタイムスケールで変化する、請求項23に記載の外乱を検知する方法。 - 前記外乱は音響外乱である、請求項23または24に記載の外乱を検知する方法。
- 第1の導波管が、第2の導波管を基準にして外乱を受けているかどうかを判断する方法であって、
それぞれの組が第1の信号と第2の信号を含む信号コピーの組を生成するステップと、
第1の経路に沿って前記第1の信号を導くステップと、
第2の経路に沿って前記第2の信号を導くステップであって、前記第1の経路と第2の経路がそれぞれ部分的に、前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管のそれぞれに沿って延びるものと、
前記第1の経路と第2の経路に沿って移動してきた各組の第1の信号と第2の信号とを結合するステップと、
を含む方法。 - 第2の導波管における外乱を基準にして第1の導波管における外乱を検知するための差動検知システムであって、
第1の信号と第2の信号を生成するための手段であって、前記第1の信号と第2の信号が互いのコピーであるものと、
前記第1の信号を第1の経路に沿って方向付け、及び前記第2の信号を第2の経路に沿って方向付けるための方向付け手段であって、前記第1の経路と第2の経路がそれぞれ部分的に前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管のそれぞれに沿って延びる方向付け手段と、
前記第1の経路と第2の経路に沿って移動してきた第1の信号と第2の信号を結合するための結合手段と、
を有するシステム。 - 前記方向付け手段及び前記結合手段は共通してカプラ構造を含む、請求項27に記載の差動検知システム。
- 前記方向付け手段は反射体構造を含み、前記第1の導波管と第2の導波管はそれぞれ前記反射体構造と前記カプラ装置との間に延びる、請求項28に記載の差動検知システム。
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