Title :
Hydraulic pressure dependence of optical loss in jacketed optical fibre
Author :
Katsuyama, Yutaka ; Mochizuki, Satoshi ; Yashiro, Takamasa ; Ishida, Yukinori
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Hydraulic pressure dependence of fibre loss is examined for several jacket structures. It is found that a liquid-filled pipe structure exhibits small loss increase, 0.9 dB/km at a pressure of 500 kg/cm2, and is promising for use in a submarine optical cable
Keywords :
losses; optical fibres; submarine cables; hydraulic pressure dependence; jacketed optical fibre; optical loss; submarine optical cable;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780251
