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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298652303321

Autore

Todoroki Shin-ichi

Titolo

Fiber Fuse : Light-Induced Continuous Breakdown of Silica Glass Optical Fiber / / by Shin-ichi Todoroki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

4-431-54577-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (67 p.)

Collana

NIMS Monographs, , 2197-8891

Disciplina

621.36920287

Soggetti

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Lasers

Photonics

Electrical engineering

Optical and Electronic Materials

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Communications Engineering, Networks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.