Title :
Reduction in fibre reliability due to high optical power
Author :
Sikora, E.S.R. ; McCartney, D.J. ; Farrow, K. ; Davey, R.
Author_Institution :
BT Exact, Ipswich, UK
fDate :
7/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Results from high power, 180° bend tests in samples of G652 and G655 singlemode optical fibre show that some fibres can suffer catastrophic damage at optical powers as low as 0.5 W at bend diameters of 13 mm. The results, failure mechanisms and preliminary analysis are presented.
Keywords :
bending; failure analysis; optical fibre testing; optical fibres; telecommunication network reliability; 0.5 W; 13 mm; G652; G655; bend diameters; bend tests; catastrophic damage; failure mechanisms; fibre reliability; optical power;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030688
