@inproceedings{DenglerRoseeuGonzalezLuberetal.2022, author = {Dengler, Simon Andreas and Roseeu Gonzalez, R. V. and Luber, M. and Ziemann, Olaf and Engelbrecht, Rainer and Schmauss, B.}, title = {Performance Evaluation of Reference Reflections in Polymer Optical Fibers for Strain Sensing}, series = {27th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors}, booktitle = {27th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors}, publisher = {Optica Publishing Group}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, isbn = {978-1-957171-14-2}, doi = {10.1364/ofs.2022.tu2.6}, year = {2022}, abstract = {We present a robust concept for quasi distributed strain measurement using optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) in polymer optical fibers (POF). The spatial shifts of discrete reflective events in the OTDR trace are evaluated as reference points. It is shown how such reference reflections can be prepared and which properties can be expected.}, language = {en} }