Measurement of the insertion loss of a single microbend
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 6 (9) , 440-442
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.6.000440
Abstract
An experiment is reported that demonstrates the ability of the optical-time-domain reflector (OTDR) to locate and characterize small waveguide perturbations. Single microbends, as small as 10 μm in amplitude, were located and characterized. The experiment indicates a potential new application for the OTDR characterization of waveguide perturbations.Keywords
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