Optics: measuring and testing – For optical fiber or waveguide inspection
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-18
2011-01-18
Toatley, Gregory J (Department: 2886)
Optics: measuring and testing
For optical fiber or waveguide inspection
Reexamination Certificate
active
07872736
ABSTRACT:
An optical time domain reflectometry apparatus has a laser and light modulator for producing coherent light pulses, each having two sections of higher intensity separated by a gap of lower or substantially zero intensity. As the light pulses propagate along the optical fibre, light is continuously Rayleigh backscattered by inhomogeneities of the optical fibre. A photodetector generates backscatter signals representing the intensity of light Rayleigh backscattered in the optical fibre as each light pulse travels along the optical fibre. The PC uses these backscatter signals to derive a difference signal representing a change dI in intensity between signals generated from two successive pulses. The PC then calculates the Root Mean Square (RMS) of the difference signal averaged over the interval between the two sections of the light pulses. Next, the PC averages the backscatter signal generated from the first of the pulses over the same interval and normalises the RMS difference signal using the averaged signal to obtain a compensated difference signal that depends only on differences in the rate of change of phase of light of the light pulses as they travelled along the waveguide. This is repeated at different wavelengths to allow the compensated difference signal to be adjusted to represent the magnitude of the differences.
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Kanellopoulos Sotiris Emil
Rogers Alan John
Shatalin Sergey Vladimir
Fotech Solutions Limited
K&L Gates LLP
Pajoohi Tara S
Toatley Gregory J
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