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OTDR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optical time domain reflectometry
1, record 1, English, optical%20time%20domain%20reflectometry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OTDR 2, record 1, English, OTDR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backscattering technique 3, record 1, English, backscattering%20technique
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distributed Temperature Sensing uses the principle of Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) and works by sending a pulse of laser light down an optical fibre and measuring the changes in the properties of the reflected light. It provides much more information than discrete sensors. 1, record 1, English, - optical%20time%20domain%20reflectometry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méthode de rétrodiffusion
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9trodiffusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réflectométrie optique temporelle 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9flectom%C3%A9trie%20optique%20temporelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'évaluation des fibres optiques. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9trodiffusion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On introduit une impulsion lumineuse à une extrémité de la fibre puis, on evalue le temps que met le flux énergique ainsi créé à réfléchir vers cette même extrémité. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9trodiffusion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
- Optical Telecommunications
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[provisional] 2, record 2, English, - OTDR
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cabling 2, record 2, English, - OTDR
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
optoelectronics 2, record 2, English, - OTDR
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
- Télécommunications optiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réflectométrie
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9flectom%C3%A9trie
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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