Infra-red optical loss increase for silica fibre in cable filled with water

15 September 1983

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 19 (19) , 762-764
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19830520

Abstract

Loss increase characteristics of optical fibre in cable filled with water are reported. Drastic loss increase around 1.24 μm is observed for both graded-index and single-mode fibres. The origin of the loss increase is found to be due to hydrogen gas diffused into the silica glass interstitially.

Keywords

SIO2 FIBRE
CABLE FILLED WITH WATER
INFRARED OPTICAL LOSS INCREASE
1.24 MICRON
OPTICAL FIBRE
SILICA FIBRE
GRADED INDEX FIBRES
DIFFUSED H2 GAS
SINGLE-MODE FIBRES