Title :
Transmission loss of UV-curable silicone-coated optical fibre
Author :
Kimura, Tomohiro ; Sakaguchi, So
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Transmission characteristics of UV-curable silicone-coated optical fibre were investigated in relation to the elastic property and the chemical structure of the coating. It was found that added loss of the coated fibre is less than ±0.06 dB/km in the range ¿75 to 80°C. The infra-red loss increase of the UV-curable silicone-coated fibre was appreciably lower than that for thermally cured silicone-coated fibre at elevated temperatures.
Keywords :
losses; optical fibres; silicones; -75 to 80°C; IR transmission characteristics; UV-curable silicone-coated optical fibre; chemical structure; elastic property; infrared loss increase;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840214
