Simulation of Fiber Fuse Phenomenon in Single-Mode Optical Fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2511-2517

  Shuto, Yoshito ^a   Yanagi, Shuichi ^a   Asakawa, Shuichiro ^a   Kobayashi, Masaru ^a   Nagase, Ryo ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber fuse phenomenon; Single mode optical fiber; Thermal conduction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GERMANIUM; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; SILICA; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

FIBER FUSE PHENOMENON; RAMAN AMPLIFIERS; SOLITARY THERMAL SHOCK WAVES;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0347460661     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.819142     Document Type: Article

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