DocumentCode
859349
Title
Single-mode tapers as ´fibre fuse´ damage circuit-breakers
Author
Hand, Duncan P. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution
Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
25
Issue
1
fYear
1989
Firstpage
33
Lastpage
34
Abstract
The ´fibre fuse´ thermal damage effect can destroy kilometres of fibre at relatively modest laser powers. A low-loss tapered region strategically placed in a single-mode fibre can act as a thermal circuit breaker, thereby halting the damage propagation and protecting the fibre ´upstream´ from the taper.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical fibres; catastrophic damage; fibre fuse thermal damage; low-loss tapered region; modest laser powers; optical fibre protection; single mode tapers; single-mode fibre; thermal circuit breaker;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890024
Filename
19651
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