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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

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
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