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A simple fiber length measurement method with improved accuracy using microwave photonic technology

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A simple method to measure the length of optical fiber is proposed using microwave photonic technology. The length of fiber is measured according to the free spectral range (FSR) of the microwave photonic system. The measurement accuracy is only related to the accuracy of FSR measurement. The accuracy is further improved by introducing a reference fiber, and the method was verified in the experiment with 2–10 m single-mode fiber.

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  1. Engineering Research Center of Communication Devices and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Ailing Zhang  (张爱玲), Jinmeng Yan  (闫金萌), Honggang Pan  (潘洪刚) & Guang Hu  (胡广)

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This work has been supported by the Key Project of Tianjin Natural Science Foundation (No.20JCZDJC00500), and the Tianjin Postgraduate Research and Innovation Project (No.2019YJSS046).

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Zhang, A., Yan, J., Pan, H. et al. A simple fiber length measurement method with improved accuracy using microwave photonic technology. Optoelectron. Lett. 17, 626–629 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-021-0188-1

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