Title :
Contribution of butt-joint connectors and lens connectors to the radiation induced loss of optical fibre cables at 1300 nm wavelength
Author :
Henschel, H. ; Köhn, O. ; Schmidt, H.U. ; Rittich, D.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer-INT, Euskirchen, Germany
Abstract :
Connectors may remarkably contribute to the radiation induced loss of optical fibre cables when, e.g., the fibers are fixed with thicker layers of epoxy resin (radiation induced swelling) or when the glass of lens connectors is of poor quality. The authors have tested a variety of different butt-joint as well as lens connector pairs. After a gamma dose of 104 Gy direct connectors contributed ≲0.3 dB to the total loss, compared with between 0.3 and 0.6 dB for lens connectors
Keywords :
gamma-ray effects; optical cables; optical couplers; optical fibre testing; optical losses; 104 Gy; 1300 nm; butt-joint connectors; gamma dose; layers of epoxy resin; lens connectors; optical fibre cables; radiation induced loss; radiation induced swelling; Connectors; Epoxy resins; Lenses; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Personal communication networks;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and its Effects on Devices and Systems, 1991. RADECS 91., First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
La Grande-Motte
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0208-7
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1991.213566
