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We explore the alternatives for interrogating a fiber sensor from the polarization point of view, and demonstrate a better accuracy with dual polarization probing for coherent phi-OTDR compared with single polarization probing.
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We present the results of generalized measurements of optical polarization designed to provide one of three or four distinct outcomes. This has allowed us to discriminate between nonorthogonal polarization states with an error probability…