Abstract
The spatial distribution of attenuation and birefringence along a single-mode fiber can be determined by measuring from one fiber end the dependence of the Rayleigh backscatter amplitude on optical (spatial) frequency. A Fourier transform is necessary for conversion to the space domain. This is the principle of optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR).
© 1981 Optical Society of America
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