Systems and methods using a polarimeter to localize state of polarization transients on optical fibers
First Claim
1. A method using a polarimetric measurement device to localize a source of one or more State of Polarization (SOP) transients affecting one or more optical fibers, the method comprising:
- subsequent to transmitting a signal into a first fiber, receiving, at the polarimetric measurement device, the signal from one of the first fiber and a second fiber, wherein, when the signal is received from the second fiber, the second fiber is substantially collocated with the first fiber, and wherein the signal is looped back at a loop back point into the one of the first fiber and the second fiber; and
processing data from the polarimetric measurement device to determine a location of the one or more SOP transients based on the signal experiencing the one or more SOP transients twice due to the loop back.
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Abstract
Systems and methods using a polarimetric measurement device to localize a source of one or more State of Polarization (SOP) transients affecting one or more optical fibers are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a signal into a fiber in a first direction; receiving, at the polarimetric measurement device, the signal from one of the fiber and another fiber collocated in a bundle with the fiber in a second direction; and processing data from the polarimetric measurement device to determine a location of the one or more SOP transients. The processing can include detecting a presence of the one or more SOP transients based on a first signature and its echo seen in the data; and converting a time between the echoes into a distance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method using a polarimetric measurement device to localize a source of one or more State of Polarization (SOP) transients affecting one or more optical fibers, the method comprising:
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subsequent to transmitting a signal into a first fiber, receiving, at the polarimetric measurement device, the signal from one of the first fiber and a second fiber, wherein, when the signal is received from the second fiber, the second fiber is substantially collocated with the first fiber, and wherein the signal is looped back at a loop back point into the one of the first fiber and the second fiber; and processing data from the polarimetric measurement device to determine a location of the one or more SOP transients based on the signal experiencing the one or more SOP transients twice due to the loop back. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to localize a source of one or more State of Polarization (SOP) transients affecting one or more optical fibers, the system comprising:
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a polarimetric measurement device configured to receive light from one of a first fiber and a second fiber, wherein, when the light is received from the second fiber, the second fiber is substantially collocated with the first fiber, and wherein the light is looped back at a loop back point into the one of the first fiber and the second fiber; and a processor configured to process data from the polarimetric measurement device to determine a location of the one or more SOP transients based on the light experiencing the one or more SOP transients twice due to the loop back. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A server configured to localize a source of one or more State of Polarization (SOP) transient affecting one or more optical fibers, the server comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to subsequent to transmission of a signal in a first direction and reception of the signal in a second direction by a polarimetric measurement device, receive data from the polarimetric measurement device associated with the signal, wherein the signal is looped back at a loop back point into the one or more optical fibers, process the data to detect the one or more SOP transients, and convert the data into a distance to localize the detected one or more SOP transients based on the signal experiencing the one or more SOP transients twice due to the loop back.
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