Title :
Determination of structural parameter variations in single-mode optical fibres by time-domain reflectometry
Author :
Gold, M.P. ; Hartog, A.H.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Backscatter measurements on single-mode fibres reveal apparent changes in local attenuation resulting from backscatter factor variations. The detailed shape of the backscatter waveforms is compared to known variations of fibre parameters.
Keywords :
backscatter; optical fibres; time-domain reflectometry; attenuation characteristics; backscatter measurements; single-mode optical fibres; structural parameter variations; time-domain reflectometry;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820332
