Catastrophic damage and accelerated ageing in bent fibres caused by high optical powers

被引：38

作者：

Percival, RM ^{[1
]}

Sikora, ESR ^{[1
]}

Wyatt, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] BT Adv Commun Technol Ctr, Ipswich IP5 3RE, Suffolk, England

来源：

ELECTRONICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 36卷 / 05期

关键词：

Accelerated ageing;

D O I：

10.1049/el:20000403

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Catastrophic optical fibre damage effects have been known about for some time, but this effect typically needs external initiation and therefore can be avoided in most instances. It is shown for the first time that catastrophic damage can occur in fibre carrying high optical powers when it is bent quite tightly. In less severe bend situations, this may lead to degradation of the coating, which could produce quite unexpected long-term reliability issues within an operator network.

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页码：414 / 416

页数：3