Interlaboratory comparison of radiation-induced attenuation in optical fibers. III. Transient exposures

Author

Friebele, E. Joseph ; Lyons, Peter B. ; Blackburn, James ; Henschel, Henning ; Johan, Alain ; Krinsky, Jeffrey A. ; Robinson, Alan ; Scheneider, W. ; Smith, Don ; Taylor, Edward W. ; De Beauregard, Guy Y Turquet ; West, Ronald H. ; Zagarino, Paul

Author_Institution

US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

8

Issue

6

fYear

1990

fDate

6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

977

Lastpage

989

Abstract

For pt.II see ibid., p.967-76 (1990). A comparison made over a period of five years of the losses induced in step-index multimode, graded-index multimode, and single-mode fibers by pulsed radiation exposure by 12 laboratories is discussed. The recoveries of the incremental attenuations from 10^-9 to 10¹ s are reported. Although a standard set of measurement parameters was attempted, differences between the laboratories are evident; possible origins for these are discussed

Keywords

fibre optics; gradient index optics; optical losses; radiation effects; Transient exposures; graded-index multimode; optical fibers; optical fibre attenuation; pulsed radiation exposure; radiation-induced attenuation; single-mode fibers; standard set; step-index multimode; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Nuclear measurements; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.54518

Filename

54518