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Optical frequency domain polarimetry (OFDP) is an emerging distributed polarization crosstalk rapid measurement method with an ultrawide dynamic range. However, interferometric phase noise induced by the laser source and ambient noise results in a trade-off between measurement length and dynamic range. In this Letter, we solve this problem with a self-referenced unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The features of long distance (9.8 km), ultrawide dynamic range (107.8 dB), short measurement time (2 sec), and signal-to-noise ratio improvement against ambient noise are experimentally demonstrated. The method makes it possible to evaluate a long polarization-maintaining fiber in an environment whose state changes rapidly.

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