DocumentCode
992935
Title
Absorption loss in optical fibres due to hydrogen
Author
Mochizuki, K. ; Namihira, Yoshinori ; Kuwazuru, M.
Author_Institution
KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Volume
20
Issue
13
fYear
1984
Firstpage
550
Lastpage
552
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19840382
Filename
4248852
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