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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mahmoud Farhadiroushan, London, GB;
Tom Richard Parker, Tiverton, GB;
Assignee:
Sensornet Limited, Ely, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 ;
Abstract
A method for measuring the wavelength of light, particularly short pulses of light, with improved accuracy comprises passing the light down a backscatter medium such as an optical fiber and detecting and measuring the wavelength of the backscattered light which will have a pulse length of potentially far greater length than that of the initial pulse. The use of interferometers in conjunction with a reference light of known wavelength enables very accurate measurements to be made.