Applications Of Measurement Techniques To Develop Small-Diameter, Undersea Fiber Optic Cables

Neil T. Kamikawa; Arthur T. Nakagawa

doi:10.1117/12.944591

26 December 1984 Applications Of Measurement Techniques To Develop Small-Diameter, Undersea Fiber Optic Cables

Neil T. Kamikawa, Arthur T. Nakagawa

Proceedings Volume 0500, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications II; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944591
Event: 28th Annual Technical Symposium, 1984, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Attenuation, strain, and optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) measurement techniques were applied successfully in the development of a minimum-diameter, electro-optic sea floor cable. Temperature and pressure models for excess attenuation in polymer coated, graded-index fibers were investigated analytically and experimentally using these techniques in the laboratory. The results were used to select a suitable fiber for the cable. Measurements also were performed on these cables during predeployment and sea-trial testing to verify laboratory results. Application of the measurement techniques and results are summarized in this paper.

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Neil T. Kamikawa and Arthur T. Nakagawa "Applications Of Measurement Techniques To Develop Small-Diameter, Undersea Fiber Optic Cables", Proc. SPIE 0500, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications II, (26 December 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944591

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