Title :
Transmission loss behaviour of PCVD fibres in H2 atmosphere
Author :
Wehr, H. ; Weling, F.
Author_Institution :
Philips GmbH, Forschungslaboratorium Aachen, Aachen, West Germany
Abstract :
The long-term irreversible loss increase of conventional GeO2-doped PCVD fibres in H2 atmosphere at room temperature is almost negligible. Purely F-doped fibres show virtually no H2-induced irreversible loss effects, even at high temperatures.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical fibres; optical losses; H2 atmosphere; PCVD fibres; SiO2:F fibres; SiO2:GeO2 fibres; long-term irreversible loss; optical fibres; room temperature; transmission loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850601
