Sentences with phrase «fiber backscatters»
To measure temperatures along the cable's length, the team sends pulses of light down the fiber and observes how the fiber backscatters the light, returning it in the direction from which it came.
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«When fiber is deformed, we will see distortions in the backscattered light, and from these distortions, we can measure how the fiber itself is being squeezed or pulled.»