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Optical Time Domain Reflectometry

Optical Time Domain Reflectometry

Measurement of the elapsed time and intensity of light reflected on optical fibre using an optical time domain reflectometer. The reflectometer can compute the distance to problems on the fibre such as attenuation and breaks, making it a useful tool in optical network trouble-shooting.
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Chang, "Signal-to-noise ratio enhancement based on empirical mode decomposition in phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry systems," Sensors, vol.
The intrusion sensing technique using Rayleigh scattering in a single-mode optical fiber had the advantage of providing distance information; however, the sensitivity in optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) configuration [12] was not sufficient for underground burial application.
Therefore, based on optical fiber sensing principles, optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) [10-12], and using the spatial structure of the beam, a new optical fiber sensor for landslides monitoring, COFT, was invented.
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