Title :
Attenuation changes in optical fibres due to hydrogen
Author :
Fox, Maria ; Stannard-Powell, S.J.
Author_Institution :
BICC Research & Engineering Limited, London, UK
Abstract :
The attenuation in an optical fibre due to dissolved hydrogen has been studied experimentally and theoretically as a function of time as the hydrogen is allowed to escape. The agreement confirms that the hydrogen is in molecular form and that the diffusion constant is 1 5×10¿11 cm2/s at room temperature.
Keywords :
diffusion in solids; hydrogen; light absorption; optical dispersion; optical fibres; attenuation; diffusion constant; dissolved H2; graded index multimode fibre; optical fibre; single mode fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830626
