DocumentCode
1171078
Title
Long-term loss stability of dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres exposed to hydrogen
Author
Iino, A. ; Tamura, Junji ; Sentsui, S.
Author_Institution
Chiba Res. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Volume
25
Issue
14
fYear
1989
fDate
7/6/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
926
Lastpage
927
Abstract
Hydrogen-induced-losses due to the reaction at 4 degrees C after 25 yr were estimated by chemical kinetics in dispersion-shifted and standard fibres. The loss increases at 1.3 and 1.55 mu m were negligibly small in both fibres, although exposure to hydrogen at 1 atm was assumed.
Keywords
ageing; hydrogen; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical losses; 1 atm; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; 25 y; 4 C; H 2 induced loss; chemical kinetics; dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres; long term loss stability; loss increases; optical fibre loss; standard fibres;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890621
Filename
31944
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