• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 36, Issue 2, 196 (2017)
NI Wen-Jin1、*, CHEN Jie1, LIANG Yan1, and ZENG He-Ping1、2
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2017.02.012 Cite this Article
    NI Wen-Jin, CHEN Jie, LIANG Yan, ZENG He-Ping. Optical time domain reflectometer based on high-speed single-photon detection[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2017, 36(2): 196 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Conventional optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) not only requires high-power laser output and long cumulative time but also exhibites low resolution. To solve the problem this paper proposes an OTDR with a high-speed single-photon detector based on InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode. The working repetition frequency of this single-photon detector was 1 GHz, achieving "quasi-continuous" detection, realizing quick capture of return signal at single-photon level without scanning. With the emitting pulsed laser of 50 ps pulse width and 10 mW peak power, this OTDR whose event dead zone is less than 1 m, could obtain the longest measuring distance of 50 km with 10 cm accuracy.
    NI Wen-Jin, CHEN Jie, LIANG Yan, ZENG He-Ping. Optical time domain reflectometer based on high-speed single-photon detection[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2017, 36(2): 196
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