Title :
Review of long wavelength single-mode optical fiber reflectometry techniques
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
fDate :
8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper reviews the worldwide activity on long-wavelength (

m) single-mode optical fiber reflectometry and compares and contrasts the many different approaches being taken to equipment design.
Keywords :
Optical fiber measurements; Optical reflection; Backscatter; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Reflectometry; Time measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1985.1074281