Title :
Impact of the maritime environment on the aging of optical fibers
Author :
André, P.S. ; Domingues, F. ; Granada, M. ; Marta
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomimicacoes, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
The effect of the maritime environment on the aging of optical fibers coatings was studied. The obtained stress decay rate was 29.05 days, however, this value is higher than for a pure water saturate environment.
Keywords :
ageing; environmental degradation; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre communication; seawater; aging; maritime environment; optical fibers coatings; pure water saturate environment; seawater; stress decay rate; time 29.05 day; Aging; Coatings; Degradation; Ions; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
