Title :
Blindness limitations in optical coherence domain reflectometry
Author :
Chinn, S.R. ; Swanson, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The theoretical and measured limitations on dynamic range near strong reflections in optical coherence domain reflectometry are examined. A model and data are presented that show that such blindness limitations can be caused by broad spectral tails from the superluminescent diodes typically used in such measurements.
Keywords :
light emitting diodes; optical time-domain reflectometry; blindness limitations; broad spectral tails; dynamic range limitations; model; optical coherence domain reflectometry; strong reflections; superluminescent diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931352
