Title :
Absorption loss in optical fibres due to hydrogen
Author :
Mochizuki, K. ; Namihira, Yoshinori ; Kuwazuru, M.
Author_Institution :
KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
It is shown that OD formation in optical fibres due to the deuterium molecule can become a barrier to OH formation in optical fibres exposed to hydrogen, although it cannot be a barrier to the absorption due to the hydrogen molecule in a fibre. The mechanism is discussed.
Keywords :
deuterium; germanate glasses; hydrogen; losses; optical fibres; phosphosilicate glasses; silicon compounds; D; H permeation; OD formation; OH formation; SiO2-GeO2-P2O5; absorption losses; germanate glasses; optical fibres; phosphosilicate glasses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840382
