System for testing optical fibers
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Olathe, KS
- Los Alamos, NM
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863610
- Patent Number(s):
- 4,212,537
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Unied States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; testing; optical; fibers; measuring; combination; transmission; properties; fiber; optic; waveguides; polarized; light; pulse; probe; injected; reflections; discontinuities; unpolarized; incident; injection; remain; prevented; reaching; detector; reaches; probe pulse; optical transmission; polarized light; optical fibers; fiber optic; optical fiber; light pulse; light detector; testing optical; optic wave; optic waveguides; transmission properties; optic waveguide; FIBER OPTICS; MATERIALS TESTING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MEASURING METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; /356/
Citation Formats
Golob, John E., Looney, Larry D., Lyons, Peter B., Nelson, Melvin A., and Davies, Terence J. System for testing optical fibers. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Golob, John E., Looney, Larry D., Lyons, Peter B., Nelson, Melvin A., & Davies, Terence J. System for testing optical fibers. United States.
Golob, John E., Looney, Larry D., Lyons, Peter B., Nelson, Melvin A., and Davies, Terence J. 1980.
"System for testing optical fibers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863610.
@article{osti_863610,
title = {System for testing optical fibers},
author = {Golob, John E. and Looney, Larry D. and Lyons, Peter B. and Nelson, Melvin A. and Davies, Terence J.},
abstractNote = {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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/863610},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
}
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