Title :
Heterodyne OTDR at 0.82 ¿m
Author :
B¿¿dtker, E. ; Tromborg, Bjarne ; Mark, Jon ; Nielsen, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Telecommunication Research Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract :
We report on a heterodyne OTDR measurement on a single-mode fibre at a wavelength of 0.82 ¿m using a stabilised semiconductor laser. In the actual set-up the dynamic range was limited by polarisation noise.
Keywords :
measurement by laser beam; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; time-domain reflectometry; 0.82 microns; dynamic range limitation; heterodyne OTDR measurement; optical time-domain reflectometry; polarisation noise; single mode optical fibre; stabilised semiconductor laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830250
