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Room-temperature 1.3-μm optical time domain reflectometer using a photon counting InGaAs/InP avalanche detector

B. F. Levine, C. G. Bethea, Joe C. Campbell

Applied Physics Letters · 1985 · 58 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

We demonstrate the first room-temperature photon counting optical time domain reflectometer at λ=1.3 μm. A high sensitivity (10−14 W) equal to that of a Ge avalanche diode cooled to 77 K has been realized.

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P. Healey · Optical and Quantum Electronics · 1984 · 39 citations

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