Title :
New hydrogen aging loss mechanism in the 1400 nm window
Author :
Chang, K.H. ; Kalish, D. ; Pearsall, M.L.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Norcross, GA, USA
Abstract :
A new type of hydrogen aging loss increase of up to 0.21 dB/km at the 1385 nn OH peak can arise in some fibers when exposed to 0.01 atmospheres of hydrogen for less than 4 days at room-temperature.
Keywords :
ageing; hydrogen; life testing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; 1385 nm; 1400 nm; 1400 nm window; H; hydrogen aging loss mechanism; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; room-temperature; telecommunication network reliability; Absorption; Accelerated aging; Atmosphere; Hydrogen; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber testing; Silicon compounds; Telephony; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766055
