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
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810522
