Effect of natural radioactivity on optical fibers of undersea cables

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 724-731

  Henschel, Henning ^a,c,d,e   Baumann, Eduard ^b,c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INT   (Germany)

^b Siecor GmbH and CoKG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Fraunhofer Inst F N   (Germany)

^e JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COBALT; ELECTRIC LOSSES; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM;

CABLE TEMPERATURE; CUTBACK METHOD; DOSE RATE EXTRAPOLATION METHOD; RADIATION SENSITIVITY; UNDERSEA CABLES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0030146681     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.495151     Document Type: Article

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