Non-destructive distributed mode-field diameter measurement of singlemode fibre links using optical time-domain reflectometer incorporated with microbender

1998 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.C. Lee ◽  
Y.K. Chen ◽  
S.K. Liaw
2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ratuszek ◽  
Z. Zakrzewski ◽  
J. Majewski

Reflectometric measurements of thermally expanded core area In this work an analysis method of one-way optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) measurements has been presented. This method uniquely confirms mode field radii matching in diffusion transit area of the thermally expanded core (TEC) of thermally connected single mode telecommunication fibers. A comparison of reflectometric measurements with theoretical calculations of losses in TEC areas has been demonstrated.


2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Passos ◽  
S. O. Silva ◽  
J. R. A. Fernandes ◽  
M. B. Marques ◽  
O. Frazão

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 1461014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Piacentini ◽  
Alice Meda ◽  
Paolo Traina ◽  
Hong Kee Suk ◽  
Ivo Pietro Degiovanni ◽  
...  

This paper presents the INRIM effort related to the implementation of an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) that exploits backscattered light to test an optical fiber operating at single photon level, using two different avalanche photodetectors: a free-running Id220 and a gated Id201. Our tests show that the use of the Id220-based OTDR could be very helpful for QKD application, since it allows testing much longer portions of an optical link. This represents a great advantage for QKD systems, where single components and connections are often embedded in a non-separable optical system.


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