Abstract
Application of aluminum for fiber coating permits the achievement of record strength values of 10-14 GPa and reduction of static fatigue (n ~ 100).1,2 Such fibers can be used within a wide range of temperatures. However, many applications of aluminum-coated fibers are restrained by comparatively high microbending losses of ~20–100 dB/km, which are due to the difference between the linear expansion coefficients of silica glass and aluminum.3 In this paper the possibility of significant reduction in microbending losses in aluminum-coated fibers is shown, and the results of the accelerated tests of fiber-optical losses in a hydrogen atmosphere are presented.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
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