Optical damage in fibres: the fibre fuse
Optical damage in fibres: the fibre fuse
We demonstrate experimentally that catastrophic breakdown in the cores of optical fibres can be initiated thermally at modest optical intensities, forming periodic damage tracks uniform over several centimetres. The dynamics of this breakdown are investigated.
Hand, D.P.
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Townsend, J.E.
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Russell, P.St.J.
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1988
Hand, D.P.
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Townsend, J.E.
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Russell, P.St.J.
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Hand, D.P., Townsend, J.E. and Russell, P.St.J.
(1988)
Optical damage in fibres: the fibre fuse.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO'88), Anaheim, Anaheim, United States.
25 - 29 Apr 1988.
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Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally that catastrophic breakdown in the cores of optical fibres can be initiated thermally at modest optical intensities, forming periodic damage tracks uniform over several centimetres. The dynamics of this breakdown are investigated.
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Published date: 1988
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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO'88), Anaheim, Anaheim, United States, 1988-04-25 - 1988-04-29
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Local EPrints ID: 77597
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77597
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D.P. Hand
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J.E. Townsend
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P.St.J. Russell
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