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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2017
Applicants:

Ian Mitchell, Katy, TX (US);

Alexander Michael Barry, Cypress, TX (US);

William Albert Johnston, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ian Mitchell, Katy, TX (US);

Alexander Michael Barry, Cypress, TX (US);

William Albert Johnston, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/00 (2006.01); G01K 13/00 (2006.01); G01K 11/32 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/32 (2013.01); E21B 47/065 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method to determine temperature include an optical fiber and at least two pulse laser sources to transmit light pulses with at least two wavelengths into the optical fiber. The system also includes an optical path length modulator to modulate the optical path length of the optical fiber as the light pulses are transmitted into the optical fiber. At least two photodetectors detect backscatter reflected in the optical fiber, and a processor determines the temperature based on the backscatter.


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