Title :
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
fDate :
6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
