System for testing optical fibers

Patent · Tue Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:5878492

Golob, J E; Looney, J E; Lyons, P E; Nelson, M A; Davies, T J

The invention relates to a system for measuring a combination of optical transmission properties of fiber optic waveguides. A polarized light pulse probe is injected into one end of the optical fiber. Reflections from discontinuities within the fiber are unpolarized whereas reflections of the probe pulse incident to its injection remain polarized. The polarized reflections are prevented from reaching a light detector whereas reflections from the discontinuities reaches the detector.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• OSTI ID: 5878492
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTICS
TEST FACILITIES
WAVEGUIDES
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