Article | REF: E7120 V3

Title OTDR & Fiber Characterization

Author: André CHAMPAVÈRE

Publication date: October 10, 2018

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2. Optical Time Domain Reflectometry

2.1 Optical distance measurement

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2.1.1 A reminder of propagation in optical fibers

An optical pulse propagates in the dielectric waveguide that is the optical fiber at a speed known as the group velocityv g (in m · s –1 ) equal to the speed of light in a vacuum c 0 divided by the fiber's group index n g :

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