Investigation of the diffusion of water in optical fibers at elevated temperature and pressure

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4578, Issue , 2001, Pages 239-250

  Pickrell, Gary R ^a   Duan, Yuhong ^a   Qi, Bing ^a   May, Russell ^a   Wang, Anbo ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Oil well; Optical fibers; Optical sensor; Water penetration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL SENSORS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SILICA; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WATER;

OPTICAL SPECTRUM; WATER PENETRATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0035774453     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.456081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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