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An add-on amplifying module is presented, capable of significantly extending the measurement dynamic range of fiber-optic distributed strain/temperature interrogators, which are based on Rayleigh backscattering and optical frequency-domain reflectometry. Since Rayleigh backscattering in single-mode optical fibers is very weak, any optical loss along the sensing fiber, originating from bad connectors...