• DocumentCode
    1001201
  • Title

    Practical barrier to hydrogen diffusion into optical fibres

  • Author

    Beales, K.J. ; Cooper, Diana Marina ; Duncan, W.J. ; Rush, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    159
  • Lastpage
    161
  • Abstract
    The diffusion of hydrogen (at 65 atm) into optical fibres coated with silicon oxynitride is found to be several orders of magnitude lower than that for uncoated fibres. Extrapolation of the data using a diffusion model predicts that such coatings should provide a practical and effective barrier against lower hydrogen pressures over system lifetimes. Thus all hydrogen-related optical ageing effects are significantly reduced.
  • Keywords
    ageing; diffusion in solids; optical fibres; silicon compounds; H in-diffusion; coated fibres; diffusion model; optical ageing effects; optical fibres; protective coatings; system lifetimes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840107
  • Filename
    4249719
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1001201