Title :
Water-free pure-silica-core fibre and its stability against hydrogen ageing
Author :
Yamamoto, Y. ; Sasaki, T. ; Taru, T. ; Hirano, M. ; Ishikawa, S. ; Onishi, M. ; Sasaoka, E. ; Chigusa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Water-free pure-silica-core fibre has been developed for the first time. It exhibits ultra-low loss of 0.247 dB/km at 1383 nm and 0.170 dB/km at 1550 nm, representing the lowest-loss G.652D fibre. Excellent durability against hydrogen ageing owing to pure-silica-core has also been verified.
Keywords :
ageing; environmental degradation; hydrogen; optical fibre fabrication; silicon compounds; 1383 nm; 1550 nm; SiO2; durability; hydrogen ageing; ultra low loss; water free pure silica core fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20046625
