Fiber Fuse

Light-Induced Continuous Breakdown of Silica Glass Optical Fiber
2014
ISBN: 978-4-431-54576-7
Verlag: Springer Japan

Buch, Englisch, 58 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1372 g

Reihe: NIMS Monographs

This book describes the fiber fuse phenomenon that causes a serious problem for the present optical communication systems. High-power light often brings about catastrophic damage to optical devices. Silica glass optical fibers with ultralow transmission loss are not the exception. A fiber fuse appears in a heated region of the fiber cable delivering a few watts of light and runs toward the light source destroying its core region. Understanding this phenomenon is a necessary first step in the development of future optical communication systems. This book provides supplementary videos and photographs to help understand what occurs in the fiber, including the classification of its propagation mode and self-pumping effect. These findings are good references for other optical devices exposed to ultrahigh-power light such as laser emitters.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Todoroki, Shin-Ichi

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Keramik, Glas, Sonstige Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Optische Nachrichtentechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Silica glass optical fiber and fiber fuse.- Fiber fuse propagation modes.- Periodic void formation.- Delayed response of silica melt to pump modulation.- Conclusion.- Appendix A Comparison with bulk silica glass modification by continuous-wave laser.- Appendix B Fiber fuse in materials other than silica glass.

Über Autor(innen)

Todoroki Shin-ichi
Photonic Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan.