Publication detail

Characterization of sensitivity of optical fiber cables to acoustic vibrations

DEJDAR, P. MOKRÝ, O. ČÍŽEK, M. RAJMIC, P. MÜNSTER, P. SCHIMMEL, J. PRAVDOVÁ, L. HORVÁTH, T. ČÍP, O.

Original Title

Characterization of sensitivity of optical fiber cables to acoustic vibrations

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Fiber optic infrastructure is essential in the transmission of data of all kinds, both for the long haul and shorter distances in cities. Optical fibers are also preferred for data infrastructures inside buildings, especially in highly secured organizations and government facilities. This paper focuses on a reference measurement and analysis of optical fiber cables sensitivity to acoustic waves. Measurement was carried out in an anechoic chamber to ensure stable conditions of acoustic pressure in the range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. The frequency response, the signal-to-noise ratio per frequency, and the Speech Transmission Index are evaluated for various types of optical fiber cables and different ceiling tiles, followed by their comparison. The influence of the means of fixing the cable is also studied. The results prove that optical fiber-based infrastructure in buildings can be exploited as a sensitive microphone.

Keywords

acoustic signal detection; interferometry; security; transfer function; speech intelligibility; optical fibers

Authors

DEJDAR, P.; MOKRÝ, O.; ČÍŽEK, M.; RAJMIC, P.; MÜNSTER, P.; SCHIMMEL, J.; PRAVDOVÁ, L.; HORVÁTH, T.; ČÍP, O.

Released

1. 5. 2023

Publisher

Springer Nature

Location

BERLIN

ISBN

2045-2322

Periodical

Scientific Reports

Year of study

13

Number

1

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

12

Pages count

12

URL

Full text in the Digital Library

BibTex

@article{BUT183362,
  author="Petr {Dejdar} and Ondřej {Mokrý} and Martin {Čížek} and Pavel {Rajmic} and Petr {Münster} and Jiří {Schimmel} and Lenka {Pravdová} and Tomáš {Horváth} and Ondřej {Číp}",
  title="Characterization of sensitivity of optical fiber cables to acoustic vibrations",
  journal="Scientific Reports",
  year="2023",
  volume="13",
  number="1",
  pages="12",
  doi="10.1038/s41598-023-34097-9",
  issn="2045-2322",
  url="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-34097-9"
}