Xu LIU, Bo LIU, Yunjiang RAO. Research progress of photon counting optical time domain reflectometry based on single photon detection[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2023, 31(2): 168

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- Optics and Precision Engineering
- Vol. 31, Issue 2, 168 (2023)

Fig. 1. Spectral figure of typical spontaneous scattering
![Working modes of two kinds of APD[15]](/richHtml/gxjmgc/2023/31/2/168/img_2.jpg)
Fig. 2. Working modes of two kinds of APD[15]

Fig. 3. Histogram of photon counting and time
![Distributed temperature sensing system based on detection of PMT[29].](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 4. Distributed temperature sensing system based on detection of PMT[29].
![Set-up of the single photon detection system based on PPLN waveguide[33]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 5. Set-up of the single photon detection system based on PPLN waveguide[33]
![Setup of photon counting OTDR with sensing fiber of 217 km[34]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 6. Setup of photon counting OTDR with sensing fiber of 217 km[34]
![Temperature measurement of distributed sensing fiber with 12 mm spatial resolution[35]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 7. Temperature measurement of distributed sensing fiber with 12 mm spatial resolution[35]
![(a) System noise equivalent (NEP) as a function of bias current in units of critical current (b) Backscattered signal from the FUT at around 111 km as detected with the single photon detector[12]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 8. (a) System noise equivalent (NEP) as a function of bias current in units of critical current (b) Backscattered signal from the FUT at around 111 km as detected with the single photon detector[12]
![Comparison between level trigger (left) and CFD operation (right) [40]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 9. Comparison between level trigger (left) and CFD operation (right) [40]
![Operation principle of a TAC[40]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 10. Operation principle of a TAC[40]
![(a)Schematic diagram of externally time-gated PC-OTDR(b) Gating signals provided to optical switch(c) Simulated OTDR traces of 60 m fiber link[46]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 11. (a)Schematic diagram of externally time-gated PC-OTDR(b) Gating signals provided to optical switch(c) Simulated OTDR traces of 60 m fiber link[46]
![(a) Optoelectronic circuit of the photon-counting OTDR (b) PON configuration for photon counting OTDR testing (c) Zoom OTDR trace to the end of the PON link[56]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 12. (a) Optoelectronic circuit of the photon-counting OTDR (b) PON configuration for photon counting OTDR testing (c) Zoom OTDR trace to the end of the PON link[56]
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Table 1. Comparisons of photon counting OTDR based on different detector and digital data sampling technologies

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