DocumentCode
1058071
Title
Design and Testing of the SL Cable
Author
Adl, Ali ; Chien, Ta-mu ; Chu, Tek-che
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ
Volume
2
Issue
6
fYear
1984
fDate
11/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
864
Lastpage
872
Abstract
This paper describes the design of armorless and armored lightguide cable for use in the AT&T SL undersea lightwave system. Mechanical and optical test results from laboratory experiments and field trials are summarized. We review the effect of hydrogen on optical-fiber loss, and discuss its control in the cable structure. Finally, a description of armorless and armored cable-to-cable splicing methods and of cable-torepeater couplings is presented.
Keywords
Optical fiber testing; Underwater optical fiber systems; Cable shielding; Capacitive sensors; Copper; Manufacturing; Optical fiber cables; Polyethylene; Protection; Repeaters; Steel; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSAC.1984.1146158
Filename
1146158
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