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DSS 4300
LTDSS4300 REV. 006 04/01/13
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PARAMETER SPECIFICATION UNITS
Maximum Sensing Length:
70 meters
Sensor Spatial Resolution
1
:
1.0 cm
Strain:
Resolution
2
: ±1 µStrain
Range
3,4
: ±15,000 µStrain
Temperature:
Resolution: ±0.1 C
Range
5
: -50 to 300 C
Wavelength range
6
:
1525 – 1605 nm
Wavelength:
Resolution: 0.02 pm
Accuracy
7
: ±1.5 pm
Measurement Rate
8
:
0.3 Hz
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
1 Typical parameter for sensing fiber fabrication
2 Temperature and strain accuracies are calculated from spectral shift of FBGs using 1 GHz

0.8 C  7 µstrain
[see A. Othonos and K. Kalli, Fiber Bragg Gratings (Actech House, Boston, 1999)].
3 Based on available wavelength scan range and calibration coefficients for SMF-28 type fiber
4 For every FBG-sensor simultaneously with FBG wavelength in center of laser range and for laser scan range of
40 nm.
5 Based on material properties of polyimide-coated SMF-28 type fiber.
6 Range is nominal.
7 Accuracy maintained by an internal NIST-traceable HCN gas cell
8 For 1.25 nm scan range