Title :
Frost-resistant coated optical fibres
Author :
Abramov, A.A. ; Borkina, G.Yu. ; Bubnov, M.M. ; Dianov, Evgeny M. ; Guryanov, Alexey ; Mjakov, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Institute of General Physics, Moscow, USSR
Abstract :
Investigations of optical fibre losses in the range from -100°C to 20°C have shown that silicone crystallisation causes a significant loss increase in coated MCVD fibres, irrespective of the secondary jacket material. The application of noncrystallised silicone has provided a low level of the excess losses at low temperatures.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical losses; coated MCVD fibres; frost resistant coated optical fibres; noncrystallised silicone; optical fibre losses; secondary jacket;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850568
