UV-induced mechanical degradation of optical fibres

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 804-806

  Varelas, D ^a   Limberger, H G ^a   Salathe R P ^a   Kotrotsios, C ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Battelle Geneva Research Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Optical fibres; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FATIGUE TESTING; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OXIDES; PROBABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BRAGG GRATING; LASER IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0031116884     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970512     Document Type: Article

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