Title :
Effect of bending in SMF fibers under high power
Author :
Rocha, Ana M. ; Martins, André ; Facão, M. ; André, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Aveiro, Portugal
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
In this work we investigate the coating damages in optical fibers under the simultaneous effects of high optical power and tight bending. The power losses and coating heating imposed by the high power propagation have been measured for a SMF fiber. We have implemented a theoretical thermal model for the fiber bend and the minimum safety bend diameter has been established.
Keywords :
bending; optical fibre losses; SMF fiber bending; coating damages; coating heating; minimum safety bend diameter; optical power; Coatings; Heating; Loss measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Power measurement; Safety; Stimulated emission; Temperature; coating heating; high optical power; optical fiber bend; safety bend;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2009. ICTON '09. 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Azores
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4825-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4827-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2009.5185323
