ELIMINATION OF PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION IN GE-DOPED SILICA FIBERS BY ANNEALING OF ULTRAVIOLET COLOR-CENTERS

被引:6
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作者
MALO, B
ALBERT, J
JOHNSON, DC
BILODEAU, F
HILL, KO
机构
[1] Communications Research Centre, Ottawa (Ontario) K2H 8S2, P.O. Box 11490, Station H
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LOSSES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19921017
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
Heating standard telecommunication Ge-doped silica fibres to 1200-degrees-C removes the ultraviolet absorption bands believed to be responsible for photosensitivity. Losses at 480 nm induced by exposure to 249 nm laser light are reduced from 30 dB/m to less than 0.8 dB/m in the annealed fibre.
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页码:1598 / 1599
页数:2
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