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The Measurement of Unsteady Surface Pressure Using a Remote Microphone Probe
Published on: December 3, 2016
Abstract:
An experiment is reported that demonstrates the ability of the optical-time-domain reflector (OTDR) to locate and characterize small waveguide perturbations. Single microbends, as small as 10 microm in amplitude, were located and characterized. The experiment indicates a potential new application for the OTDR characterization of waveguide perturbations.
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