Optical fiber fault locator

摘要

A device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory operable to perform operations. The operations include determining a first estimated distance associated with a first location of an optical fiber based on first light detected by a sensor, where the first light is detected at a first time when a portion of the optical fiber has a first configuration, and determining a second estimated distance associated with a second location of the optical fiber based on second light detected by the sensor, where the second light is detected at a second time when the portion of the optical fiber has a second configuration. The operations further include determining a third estimated distance associated with a third location of the optical fiber based on the first estimated distance and the second estimated distance, where the third location is associated with a fault in the optical fiber.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a sensor coupled to an optical fiber, the sensor configured to:
detect a first light at a first time when a portion of the optical fiber has a first physical configuration; anddetect a second light at a second time when the portion of the optical fiber has a second physical configuration, and wherein the second physical configuration is associated with a bend in the portion of the optical fiber;a memory; anda processor coupled to the memory and operable to perform operations comprising:determining a first estimated distance associated with a first location of the optical fiber based on the first light;determining a second estimated distance associated with a second location of the optical fiber based on the second light; anddetermining a third estimated distance associated with a third location of the optical fiber based on the first estimated distance and the second estimated distance, wherein the third location is associated with a fault in the optical fiber.