Monitoring for disturbance of optical fiber

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9207168
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13747326

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Problems of excessive fading in systems for monitoring single-mode optical fiber for disturbances are addressed by launching into the fiber polarized light having at least two different predetermined launch states of polarization whose respective Stokes vectors are linearly-independent of each other; downstream from the first location, receiving the light from the fiber; analyzing the received light using polarization state analyzer having at least two different analyzer states of polarization that are characterized by respective Stokes vectors that are linearly-independent and detecting the analyzed light to provide corresponding detection signals; deriving from the detection signals measures of changes in polarization transformation properties of the fiber between different times that are invariant under a non-reflective unitary transformation on either the launch states or the detection states; and, on the basis of predefined acceptable physical disturbance criteria determining whether or not the measures are indicative of a reportable physical disturbance.

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  • NORSCAN INSTRUMENTS LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Michael James Winnipeg, CA 7 292
Lovely, Peter S Portland, US 8 343

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