The progress of the distributed fiber sensors based on Brillouin scattering has been reviewed, the system limitation and improvement of spatial resolution using the different signal processing schemes and the simultaneous monitoring of temperature and strain have been summarized. The applications of distributed Brillouin sensors for structural health monitoring are provided.
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Bao, X., Chen, L. (2008). Development of the Distributed Brillouin Sensors for Health Monitoring of Civil Structures. In: Bock, W.J., Gannot, I., Tanev, S. (eds) Optical Waveguide Sensing and Imaging. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6952-9_5
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