Optical phase domain reflectometer

Details Optical phase domain reflectometer Optical phase domain reflectometer

2006-10-23

2011-10-25

Chowdhury, Tarifur (Department: 2886)

Optics: measuring and testing

For optical fiber or waveguide inspection

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08045143

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to measure optical characteristics of an optical medium may include an optical source to generate an optical square wave for transmission into the optical medium and an optical receiver to receive a reflected optical waveform from the optical medium caused by a portion of the optical square wave being reflected by any anomaly in the optical medium. The optical receiver may convert the reflected optical waveform to a reflected electrical waveform. The apparatus may also include a module to combine the reflected electrical waveform with a reference waveform to form a resulting waveform. The reference waveform may correspond substantially to the optical square wave and may be delayed a predetermined time duration. A controller may be included to process the resulting waveform to detect any anomaly and a location of the anomaly in the optical medium based on an amplitude of the resulting waveform at a sample delay position in the resulting waveform.

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