DocumentCode
2819017
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
Volume
Supplement
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.766055
Filename
766055
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