• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.21-24
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• 1981

A simple optial fiber Y-branch is fabricated using micro - torch and fusion splicer. Tapered end of two fibers - in -contact is spliced with another fiber. Total insertion loss is 26dB and optical power branchi ng ratio is 0.98. Using fiber Y-branch, an UTDR with simple optical system is realized The resolution of the OTDR is $\pm$ 5m in length and t 0.5 dB/km in loss coefficient.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.388-399
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• 2003

Light losses in optical fibers are investigated by a fiber optic OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometry) sensor system to develop fiber optic probes for structural strain measurement. The sensing fibers are manufactured 3 kinds of fibers: one is single mode fiber, and second is multimode fiber, and the third is low-cladding-index fiber. Fiber bending tests are performed to determine the strain sensitivity according to the strain of gage length of optical fibers. In the result of this experiments, the strain sensitivity of the single mode fiber was shown the highest value than others. The fiber optic strain probe was manufactured to verify the feasibility of the structural strain measurement. In this test, the fiber optic strain probe of the OTDR sensor could be easily made by the single mode fiber.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.71-77
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• 2018

The optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) is the most widely used method to monitor problems with currently installed optical fibers. The OTDR is an instrument designed to test the FTTx network and evaluates the physical properties of the fiber, such as transmission loss and connection loss. It is important to improve the spatial resolution in order to accurately grasp the optical path problems by using the OTDR. When the pulse width is less than twice the distance between the two reflectors, the signals reflected from the two reflectors are reflected without overlap, so that the reflected signal can be distinguished. However, when the pulse width is larger than twice the distance between the two reflectors, so that the reflected signal can not be distinguished. In order to overcome these limitations, this paper proposed a method of improving spatial resolution by applying a super resolution algorithm. As a result of the simulation, the resolution is improved when the super resolution algorithm is applied, and the event interval can be analyzed more precisely.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.63-69
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• 2006

The optical submarine cable has a long distance cable and the repeater for optical amplification compared to territorial optical cable so conventional OTDR utilization for the optical submarine cable is limited. in case the optical core in the optical submarine cable system cut, by using Coherent OTDR that utilize OTDR path in repeater the cable fault point can be detected and in case the faulty of the copper tube in the cable that provide power for the repeater to amplify optical signal, the ways using the current/voltage characteristic, the capacitance per Km and so on is required. this report suggest efficient fault location detecting mechanism by categorized cable fault type.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.359-360
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07c
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• pp.1844-1846
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• 2001

광섬유는 저손실, 광대역의 전송특성을 가지며 세경(細徑), 경량등 많은 장점을 가지고 있지만 동케이블과 같이 파단점, 불연속점등의 장해점 탐색에 대한 어려움이 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 OTDR(Optical Time Domain Reflectometer)은 고감도, 고정도의 광센싱 기술, 극초단 광펄스 레이다 기술, 광다중화 센서 네트웍기술, 실시간 광신호처리 기술 등 정밀 광계측 및 신호처리기술을 적용하여 설치된 광섬유의 손실 정도를 측정하는 시스템으로 광섬유에 입사된 광의 산란 가운데 Rayleigh 산란에 의해서 생기는 후방산란광을 관측하여 광파이버의 파단점 탐색 및 손실측정이 가능하다. 최근 대부분의 유선통신망은 광섬유를 이용한 광통신방식으로 이루어지고 있으며 이러한 광섬유의 고장점을 찾기 위한 방법은 OTDR방식이 유일하다고 할 수 있다. 본 논문은 Rayleigh 후방산란에 의한 광학적 특성을 규명하고 이러한 특성을 이용하여 이용한 광섬유 유지보수용 계측시스템을 설계, 제작하고 실험한 결과에 대하여 설명하고 고찰하였다. 측정거리를 40Km까지 측정하도록 하였으며, 모니터상에서의 거리 분해능은 5m정도를 가지며 1310nm의 파장을 사용하였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.40 no.11
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• pp.19-28
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• 2003

The limitation on the dynamic range improvement of the complementary correlation optical time domain reflectometer(CCOTDR) is presented. In CCOTDR, the improvement of dynamic range is function of both the averaging number of measurement cycles and the length of codes. The trade off between the averaging number and the code length restricts the improvement of the dynamic range and a very long code is not effective to improve the dynamic range. In this paper, the improvement limitation on dynamic range caused by the trade off between the averaging number and the code length is presented. For derivation of the trade off, the number of one measurement cycles employing a conventional single pulse method and employing a complementary code method are presented and compared. And the effective maximum code length is presented in addition.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.3B
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• pp.504-509
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• 2000

This paper presents a noble operation and maintenance system for the optical subscriber loops and its feasibility through several experiments. In this system, a broadband CW (Continuous Wave) light source I used as monitoring of testing signals. and a FGF(Fiber Grating Filter) of which reflective wavelength is independent, is inserted somewhere in each subscriber loop for the reflection of monitoring of testing signals. The propose of the system is quick decision. whether the loop is just fault or not. rather than detailed information of loop state. At present, most of operation and maintenance system for the optical subscriber loops adopts OTDR(optical time domain reflectometer) for testing function. the OTDR is useful for detailed test, but not adequate for simple test because of long testing time . And it is difficult to test PON network by using general OTDR that has a single-wavelength light source. Compared to using OTDR, the proposed system can afford to shorten testing time and to test PON network. Moreover, we can cut down the system cost by simplifying circuits of the optical light sources. Our results show that the proposed system operates well according to the purpose mentioned above.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

In these days, the development of optical fiber sensor technology is so remarkable that it can measure various physical and chemical quantities ranging from a few millimeters to over several kilometers. In addition, it is attempted to assess the structural integrity of the state of the advanced technologies and existing structures such as ships, aircrafts, and bridges. This paper introduced the case histories of the measuring technology of optical fiber applied on structures such as roads and tunnels. The case history using OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometery) was also introduced in this paper. Measurement of the pre-convergence of a tunnel is essential to assess the safety of a tunnel and understand the geological conditions ahead of an advancing tunnel. Therefore, the pre-convergence measuring technology using OTDR is expected to substitute conventional measuring techniques.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.2 no.5
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• pp.413-421
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• 2018

We propose a novel methodology based on the multiplication function to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for vibration detection in a phi optical time-domain reflectometer system (phi-OTDR). The extreme-mean complementary empirical mode decomposition (ECEMD) is designed to break down the original signal into a set of inherent mode functions (IMFs). The multiplication function in terms of selected IMFs is used to determine a vibration's position. By this method, the SNR of a phi-OTDR system is enhanced by several orders of magnitude. Simulations and experiments applying the method to real data prove the validity of the proposed approach.