Catastrophic damage and accelerated ageing in bent fibres caused by high optical powers

Electronics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 414-416

  Percival, R M ^a   Sikora, E S R ^a   Wyatt, R ^a  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); DEGRADATION;

ACCELERATED AGEING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0033882910     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20000403     Document Type: Article

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