Interlaboratory comparison of radiation-induced attenuation in optical fibers. II. steady-state exposures

Author

Taylor, Edward W. ; Friebele, E. Joseph ; Henschel, Henning ; West, Ronald H. ; Krinsky, Jeffrey A. ; Barnes, C.E.

Author_Institution

US Air Force Weapons Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

8

Issue

6

fYear

1990

fDate

6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

967

Lastpage

976

Abstract

For pt.I see ibid., vol.6, no.2, p.165-71 (1988). For pt.III see ibid., vol.8, no.6, p.977-89 (1990). The results of steady-state ⁶⁰Co irradiations of silica core multimode fiber and silica core single-mode and Ge-doped graded index fibers are reported. These data were acquired over the interval of 1987-9. Several significant differences from the results and measurement procedures presented in pt.I must be accounted for in drawing comparisons between the two sets of reported data. Fiber wrap diameter and launched power level were observed to significantly influence the radiation-induced attenuation measured in silica core multimode and single-mode fibers, while the effect was less in Ge-doped silica core multimode fibers

Keywords

fibre optics; germanium compounds; gradient index optics; optical losses; radiation effects; silicon compounds; 1987-9; Ge-doped graded index fibers; SiO₂-GeO₂; fibre wrap diameter; launched power level; optical fibers; optical fibre attenuation; radiation-induced attenuation; silica core multimode fiber; silica core single-mode; steady-state ⁶⁰Co irradiations; steady-state exposures; Attenuation measurement; Ionizing radiation; Laboratories; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Performance evaluation; Silicon compounds; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.54517

Filename

54517