Multi-span distributed fiber sensing on the Ocean Observatories Initiative Regional Cabled — NSF Award to University of Washington
Distributed acoustic sensing is a technology that turns the optical fibers used for telecommunications into dense arrays of virtual microphones or seismometers. The method works by converting changes in the pattern of light that is scattered back by imperfections in the fiber into measurements of vibrations all along t
| Award title | Multi-span distributed fiber sensing on the Ocean Observatories Initiative Regional Cabled |
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| Award ID | 2526198 |
| Awardee | University of Washington |
| City | SEATTLE |
| State | WA |
| Amount obligated | $880,490 |
| Principal investigator | William Wilcock |
| Program | OCEAN TECH & INTERDISC COORDIN |
| Start date | 08/15/2025 |
| Abstract | Distributed acoustic sensing is a technology that turns the optical fibers used for telecommunications into dense arrays of virtual microphones or seismometers. The method works by converting changes in the pattern of light that is scattered back by imperfections in the fiber into measurements of vibrations all along the fiber. In the oceans, the technique can detect a variety of signals including earthquakes, whale songs, and ocean waves. It is a particularly attractive approach in this setting |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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