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Measurement Accuracy Analysis of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for Asphalt Mixture Based on the DEM-FDM Coupled Method

Table 6

Calculation of the strain coefficient of DFOS.

Theoretical strain (μm/m)Measured Rayleigh’s shift of the DFOS (GHz)
123Mean

338.983−39.152−36.594−38.562−38.103
677.966−79.864−77.523−79.864−79.084
1016.949−122.659−122.048−124.437−123.048
1355.932−165.871−170.497−170.568−168.978
1694.915−216.153−215.425−216.915−216.164
2033.898−252.783−258.972−261.143−257.633
2372.881−296.444−300.435−305.824−300.901
Strain coefficient (μm/m·GHz)−8.04−7.94−7.86−7.95