Dependence of the Brillouin gain spectrum on linear strain distribution for optical time-domain reflectometer-type strain sensors

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (34) ◽  
pp. 7212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Naruse ◽  
Mitsuhiro Tateda ◽  
Hiroshige Ohno ◽  
Akiyoshi Shimada
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Passos ◽  
S. O. Silva ◽  
J. R. A. Fernandes ◽  
M. B. Marques ◽  
O. Frazão

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 1461014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Piacentini ◽  
Alice Meda ◽  
Paolo Traina ◽  
Hong Kee Suk ◽  
Ivo Pietro Degiovanni ◽  
...  

This paper presents the INRIM effort related to the implementation of an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) that exploits backscattered light to test an optical fiber operating at single photon level, using two different avalanche photodetectors: a free-running Id220 and a gated Id201. Our tests show that the use of the Id220-based OTDR could be very helpful for QKD application, since it allows testing much longer portions of an optical link. This represents a great advantage for QKD systems, where single components and connections are often embedded in a non-separable optical system.


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