• DocumentCode
    2110289
  • Title

    High-resolution fiber reflectometry for avionics applications

  • Author

    Soller, Brian J. ; Gifford, Dawn K. ; Wolfe, Matthew S. ; Froggatt, Mark E.

  • Author_Institution
    Luna Technol., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    20-22 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    We introduce a tunable-laser-based technique for sub-millimeter resolution fiber reflectometry. We show how the technique is used to locate bends, breaks, bad splices and poor connections in short-haul single- and multimode fiber links.
  • Keywords
    avionics; fibre lasers; reflectometry; avionics applications; high-resolution fiber reflectometry; multimode fiber links; short-haul single-mode fiber links; submillimeter resolution fiber reflectometry; tunable-laser-based technique; Aerospace electronics; Length measurement; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Reflectivity; Reflectometry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2005. IEEE Conference
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9111-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AVFOP.2005.1514155
  • Filename
    1514155