Photonic Sensors, Volume. 15, Issue 1, 250118(2025)
BGS Distribution Deformation in BOTDR Induced by Self-Phase Modulation
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WU Haoting, GUO Wencun, ZHONG Zixuan, YIN Guolu, LIU Tao, ZHU Tao. BGS Distribution Deformation in BOTDR Induced by Self-Phase Modulation[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2025, 15(1): 250118
Received: Aug. 15, 2023
Accepted: May. 13, 2025
Published Online: May. 13, 2025
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