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Abstract

An optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) operates in a gated mode, enabling a predetermined width of an optical fiber to be analyzed. The OTDR may test only a desired position on the fiber. Data obtained along different lengths of the fiber may be combined together, providing a thorough representation of the fiber characteristics. Alternatively, specific regions of the fiber may be analyzed. The OTDR measures the backscattered signal using photon-counting techniques, and improves the accuracy of such algorithms by attenuating the incoming backscattering signals automatically and independently at each position in the fiber being tested. The OTDR simultaneously achieves a high dynamic range and a high temporal/spatial resolution, an improvement over conventional OTDRs.

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