Abstract

An experiment is reported that demonstrates the ability of the optical-time-domain reflector (OTDR) to locate and characterize small waveguide perturbations. Single microbends, as small as 10 μm in amplitude, were located and characterized. The experiment indicates a potential new application for the OTDR characterization of waveguide perturbations.

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