DocumentCode
1178634
Title
Advances in optical time domain reflectometry
Author
Tateda, Mitsuhiro ; Horiguchi, Tsuneo
Author_Institution
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
7
Issue
8
fYear
1989
fDate
8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1217
Lastpage
1224
Abstract
Advances in optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR), such as enlargement of dynamic range, enhancement in resolution, reduction of noise intrinsic to single-mode fibers, and increase in user friendliness of the equipment, are reviewed. The gated detection technique and recent progress in OTDR are presented. Future optical network diagnostics are discussed
Keywords
noise; optical fibres; optical resolving power; reviews; time-domain reflectometry; OTDR advances; dynamic range enlargement; future optical network diagnostics; gated detection technique; intrinsic noise reduction; resolution enhancement; single-mode fibers; user friendliness; Face detection; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Reflectometry;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.32386
Filename
32386
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