Interlaboratory comparison of radiation-induced attenuation in optical fibers. I. Steady-state exposures

A comparison of the losses induced at 0.85 mu m in three all glass-pure silica core optical fibers by steady-state radiation exposures has been made among five laboratories. Both the growth of the attenuation during irradiation and the recovery following exposures of 3000 and 10/sup 5/ rads have been measured. Although a standard set of parameters was attempted by all laboratories, the slight divergences (0.45>