The authors report on a OTDR system using an infrared subpicosecond pulse source in conjunction with balanced heterodyne detection. Experimental results show a sensitivity of more than 100 dB and a resolution of 60 μm in air
Title
High resolution optical time domain reflectometry for the investigation of integrated optical devices
Published in
Fourteenth European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 88)
Volume
1
Pages
553-556
Conference
London, UK
Date
1988
Publisher
IEE
Note
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Bern Univ., Switzerland
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high resolution optical time domain reflectometry
integrated optical devices
infrared subpicosecond pulse source
balanced heterodyne detection
Record creation date
2009-01-20