Title :
Radiation-resistant low OH content silica core fibers
Author :
Friebele, E.J. ; Gingerich, M.E. ; Long, K.J. ; Levin, P.S. ; Pinnow, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
fDate :
9/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The radiation-induced attenuation of pure silica core fibers measured at 0.85 μm has been reduced by treating the soot preforms in various oxidizing atmospheres; the most effective of the treatments used in this study was SOCl2. Fibers treated in SOCl2or Cl2also have low OH contents. The radiation-induced loss of the treated fibers has been found to follow the square root of the drawing-induced absorption band height at 0.63μm.
Keywords :
Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber radiation effects/protection; Absorption; Artificial intelligence; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Attenuation measurement; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1983.1072133
