• DocumentCode
    1116841
  • Title

    Influence of hydrogen on optical fiber loss in submarine cables

  • Author

    Mochizuki, Kiyofumi ; Namihira, Yoshinori ; Kuwazuru, Masakuni ; Nunokawa, Makoto

  • Author_Institution
    Kokusai Denshin Denwa Company, Ltd., Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    12/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    802
  • Lastpage
    807
  • Abstract
    Characteristics of the loss increase in optical fibers due to hydrogen permeation are described, and it is shown that the loss increase due to OH formation in GeO2-doped single-mode fibers is thought to be small compared to the loss increase due to the vibration of hydrogen molecules even in 20 years. Furthermore, the hydrogen generation due to electrochemical reaction in the optical cables is described. Finally, the countermeasure against the problem is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Hydrogen; Optical fiber losses; Underwater optical fiber systems; Coaxial cables; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Hydrogen; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Propagation losses; Underwater cables;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1984.1073718
  • Filename
    1073718