Title :
Novel optical frequency domain reflectometry with measurement range beyond laser coherence length realized using concatenatively generated reference signal
Author :
Fan, Xinyu ; Ito, Fumihiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Tsukuba
Abstract :
We have developed a novel optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) technique with a measurement range beyond the laser coherence length by using concatenatively generated reference signal from an auxiliary interferometer.
Keywords :
light coherence; reflectometry; auxiliary interferometer; concatenatively generated reference signal; laser coherence length; optical frequency domain reflectometry; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Length measurement; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Reflectometry; Signal generators; Spatial resolution; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452808
