Interlaboratory comparison of radiation-induced attenuation in optical fibers. II. steady-state exposures

Abstract

For pt.I see ibid., vol.6, no.2, p.165-71 (1988). For pt.III see ibid., vol.8, no.6, p.977-89 (1990). The results of steady-state /sup 60/Co irradiations of silica core multimode fiber and silica core single-mode and Ge-doped graded index fibers are reported. These data were acquired over the interval of 1987-9. Several significant differences from the results and measurement procedures presented in pt.I must be accounted for in drawing comparisons between the two sets of reported data. Fiber wrap diameter and launched power level were observed to significantly influence the radiation-induced attenuation measured in silica core multimode and single-mode fibers, while the effect was less in Ge-doped silica core multimode fibers.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>