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Optical fiber characteristic measuring device and method

US8724101B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2009
Grant dateMay 13, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M11/3145
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber characteristic measuring device of the present invention includes: a light source which emits laser light modulated at a predetermined modulation frequency; an incident section which causes the laser light from the light source as continuous light and pulsed light to be incident from one end and other end of an optical fiber respectively; a timing adjuster which causes light emitted from the optical fiber to pass therethrough at a predetermined timing; and a light detector which detects the light which passes through the timing adjuster, and measures a characteristic of the optical fiber by using a detection result of the light detector, and the device includes: a synchronous detector which synchronously detects the detection result of the light detector by using a synchronization signal having a predetermined frequency; and a frequency setter which changes the frequency of the synchronization signal in a case where the modulation frequency at the light source is an integer multiple of the frequency of the synchronous signal.

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