High-spatial resolution reflectometry by synthesis of optical coherence function for measuring reflectivity distribution at a long distance

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 573-575

  Saida, T ^a   Hotate, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Laser tuning; Optical measurement; Optical reflectometry; Optical subscriber loops; Phase modulation

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LASER TUNING; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TESTING; PHASE MODULATION; REFLECTOMETERS;

OPTICAL SUBSCRIBER LOOPS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 3643063527     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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