DocumentCode
988056
Title
Transmission loss increase in optical fibres due to hydrogen permeation
Author
Mochizuki, K. ; Namihira, Yoshinori ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Author_Institution
KDD Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Volume
19
Issue
18
fYear
1983
Firstpage
743
Lastpage
745
Abstract
The experiment of soaking the optical fibre cable in water is carried out. As a result, a tremendously large transmission loss increase is observed at 1.24 ¿m. Through a fundamental experiment, it is shown that hydrogen permeation causes the transmission loss increase in optical fibres.
Keywords
hydrogen; light transmission; losses; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; 1.24 micron; H2 permeation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre cable; transmission loss increase; water immersion;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19830506
Filename
4248012
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