A distribution optical fiber sensor system measures distortion and
temperature of a structure with a high spatial resolution. The system has
an optical fiber on an object to be measured. A light source emits a
first pulse light having a pulse width longer than a transient response
of an acoustic phonon and a second pulse light after a time interval
during which vibration of the acoustic phonon is maintained thereby
supplying the pulse lights to the optical fiber. A detector detects
scattering gain spectra of a Brillouin-scattered light created in the
optical fiber by the second pulse light at intervals corresponding to
twice the time obtained by equally dividing the pulse width of the second
pulse light. A controlling/calculating unit calculates distortion and/or
temperature based on the scattering gain spectra for sections of the
optical fiber corresponding to the scattering gain spectra at the
respective time intervals.