RECENT RESULTS ON FATIGUE AND DISPERSION MODIFICATION IN OPTICAL FIBERS

Citation
Aj. Antos et al., RECENT RESULTS ON FATIGUE AND DISPERSION MODIFICATION IN OPTICAL FIBERS, European transactions on telecommunications and related technologies, 4(6), 1993, pp. 681-684
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Telecommunications
ISSN journal
11203862
Volume
4
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
681 - 684
Database
ISI
SICI code
1120-3862(1993)4:6<681:RROFAD>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This paper reports recent results on two areas of optical fiber techno logy that, while unrelated, are of current interest. The first topic a ddresses dispersion limitation of transmission rates in optical fibers . This topic has increased in visibility in the last two years as opti cal amplification has minimized the importance of attenuation limits i n the design of long transmission distance systems. Methods to minimiz e the dispersion limitation, such as dispersion shifted fiber, distrib uted amplification and dispersion compensating fiber, will be discusse d. The second topic, that of the mechanical fatigue in optical fibers, has been a topic of research for many years, but new data continues t o be gathered that is useful for cable design and system reliability c alculations. Data is presented for two static fatigue tests of 3 years and 15 years duration.