DocumentCode :
1511752
Title :
Radiation-induced attenuation in Co2+-doped fibre attenuators
Author :
Morishita, Y. ; Nouchi, K. ; Tanaka, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Volume :
37
Issue :
14
fYear :
2001
fDate :
7/5/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
887
Lastpage :
889
Abstract :
Long-term resistance of Co2+-doped fibre attenuators exposed to gamma-ray irradiation was investigated. The attenuation increase during 25 years is predicted to be 0.004 dB for a 20 dB attenuator, which consists of a 1.5 dB/m attenuation fibre, in the worst case encountered in undersea conditions
Keywords :
cobalt; gamma-ray effects; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; silicon compounds; submarine cables; waveguide attenuators; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 dB; SiO2:Co; attenuation increase; dense WDM; fibre attenuators; gamma-ray irradiation; radiation-induced attenuation; silica fibre; undersea conditions;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0013-5194
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010625
Filename :
935119
Link To Document :
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