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Hydroxyl production in optical fibres coated with hydrogen-free plastic materials

Hydroxyl production in optical fibres coated with hydrogen-free plastic materials

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Optical loss increase characteristics with heat treatment are investigated for two kinds of GeO2-doped silica fibres. The two fibres are coated with polypropylene (PP) and tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP), respectively. Loss increase due to OH ions occurs through heat treatment for the two kinds of fibres below 500°C, although the thermoplastic materials (PP and FEP) generate no hydrogen gas. It is concluded from the experiments that some origin of hydrogen exists in the fibre glass.

Inspec keywords: optical fibres; heat treatment; optical losses; silicon compounds; germanium compounds

Other keywords: polypropylene; SiO2:GeO2 fibres; optical fibres; heat treatment; plastic coatings; tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer; thermoplastic materials; OH- ion production; optical loss

Subjects: Fibre optics and fibre waveguides; Fibre optics

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