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Trackside Optical Fibre Acoustic Sensing (TOFAS)

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Gilberto Brambilla

Associate Dean International
Other researchers

Professor David Thompson MA PhD CEng FIMechE FIOA FHEA

Professor of Railway Noise and Vibration

Research interests

  • Low noise design in railways
  • Ground vibration and ground-borne noise
  • Aerodynamic noise from high-speed trains

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Dynamics Group

The group's research covers a range of topics including fundamental theoretical studies, the development of numerical tools and experimental measurement techniques.

Optical Fibre Sensors and Devices

Our group develops a variety of innovative optical fibre devices and sensors.

Research outputs

Distributed acoustic sensor based on a two-mode fiber
Mengmeng Chen,
Ali Masoudi,
Francesca Parmigiani,
& Gilberto Brambilla
, 2018 , Optics Express , 26 (19) , 25399--25407
DOI: 10.1364/OE.26.025399
Type: article
Numerical modelling of distributed vibration sensor based on phase-sensitive OTDR
Ali Masoudi,
& Trevor Newson
, 2017
Type: conference
High spatial resolution distributed optical fibre dynamic strain sensor with enhanced frequency and strain resolution
Ali Masoudi,
& Trevor Newson
, 2017 , Optics Letters , 42 (2) , 290--293
DOI: 10.1364/OL.42.000290
Type: article
High frequency distributed optical fibre dynamic strain sensing: a review
Ali Masoudi,
& Trevor Newson
, 2017
Type: conference
Analysis of distributed optical fibre acoustic sensors through numerical modelling
Ali Masoudi,
& Trevor P. Newson
, 2017 , Optics Express , 25 (25) , 32021--32040
DOI: 10.1364/OE.25.032021
Type: article