Fundamental limits on measurement accuracy in optical time domain reflectometer systems

J. MARK; B. TROMBORG

doi:10.1364/OFC.1988.WM1

Optical Fiber Communication
1988 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1988),
paper WM1
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OFC.1988.WM1

Fundamental limits on measurement accuracy in optical time domain reflectometer systems

J. MARK and B. TROMBORG

Optical Fiber Communication Conference 1988

New Orleans, Louisiana United States
ISBN: 1-55752-021-6

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Abstract

It has often been stated that an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) based on heterodyne detection may reach the quantum noise limit for a sufficiently strong local oscillator power. This is, however, only true for backscatter signal power levels P_s in a short intermediate range.

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