• DocumentCode
    1171078
  • Title

    Long-term loss stability of dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres exposed to hydrogen

  • Author

    Iino, A. ; Tamura, Junji ; Sentsui, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Chiba Res. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    7/6/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    926
  • Lastpage
    927
  • Abstract
    Hydrogen-induced-losses due to the reaction at 4 degrees C after 25 yr were estimated by chemical kinetics in dispersion-shifted and standard fibres. The loss increases at 1.3 and 1.55 mu m were negligibly small in both fibres, although exposure to hydrogen at 1 atm was assumed.
  • Keywords
    ageing; hydrogen; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical losses; 1 atm; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; 25 y; 4 C; H 2 induced loss; chemical kinetics; dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres; long term loss stability; loss increases; optical fibre loss; standard fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19890621
  • Filename
    31944