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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 15, 1500003(2024)

Research Progress of Distributed Sensing and Composite Sensing Based on Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometer

Yi Tang1,2, Zhiyu Feng1,2, Yu Cheng1,2、*, Ming Chen1,2, Houquan Liu1,2, Hongchang Deng1,2, Chuanxin Teng1,2, Shijie Deng1,2, and Libo Yuan1,2
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  • 1School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Science and Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
  • 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Processing, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
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    Yi Tang, Zhiyu Feng, Yu Cheng, Ming Chen, Houquan Liu, Hongchang Deng, Chuanxin Teng, Shijie Deng, Libo Yuan. Research Progress of Distributed Sensing and Composite Sensing Based on Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometer[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(15): 1500003

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    Received: Jul. 3, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 12, 2024

    The Author Email: Yu Cheng (chengyu_tom@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231641

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP231641

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