DocumentCode :
712750
Title :
Record-low (0.1460 dB/km) attenuation ultra-large aeff optical fiber for submarine applications
Author :
Makovejs, Sergejs ; Roberts, Clifton C. ; Palacios, Florence ; Matthews, Hazel B. ; Lewis, David A. ; Smith, Dana T. ; Diehl, Paul G. ; Johnson, Jeffery J. ; Patterson, Joan D. ; Towery, Christopher R. ; Ten, Sergey Y.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
fYear :
2015
fDate :
22-26 March 2015
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
3
Abstract :
Record-low attenuation of 0.1460 dB/km is measured on a silica-core fiber with 148 μm2 effective area. Other span loss characteristics are also discussed and quantified, such as ultra-low attenuation after cabling and splice loss reduction.
Keywords :
light attenuation; optical cables; optical fibre losses; silicon compounds; submarine cables; Aeff optical fiber; silica core fibre; span loss characteristics; submarine applications; ultra low attenuation; Accuracy; Bridges; Optical attenuators; Optical detectors; Optical fibers; Optical modulation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Type :
conf
Filename :
7122138
Link To Document :
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