• DocumentCode
    973694
  • Title

    High-resolution measurement of diameter variations in optical fibres by the backscatter method

  • Author

    Conduit, A.J. ; Hartog, A.H. ; Hadley, M.R. ; Payne, David N. ; Gold, M.P. ; Mansfield, R.J. ; Tarbox, E.J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    742
  • Lastpage
    744
  • Abstract
    The backscatter signal measured with high resolution from optical fibres with complex diameter variations is shown to follow precisely the diameter profile. The local attenuation which is anticorrelated from opposite ends of the fibre is compared with a simple theoretical model.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; light scattering; optical fibres; backscatter method; complex diameter variations; high resolution; local attenuation; optical fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19810522
  • Filename
    4246001
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=973694