Optical time domain reflectometer using a photon-counting InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode at 1.3 ?m |
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Authors: | Levine B.F. Bethea C.G. Cohen L.G. Campbell J.C. Morris G.D. |
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Affiliation: | AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA; |
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Abstract: | ![]() We report the first photon-counting optical time domain reflectometer using an InGaAsInP avalanche photodiode. The measured sensitivity at a temperature of ?40°C is comparable to that of the best present conventional PINFET receiver results. |
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