On the Impact of a Homogeneous Electric Field on Fiber-Optic Communication Lines
摘要
Abstract
The results of the study on the influence of an electric homogeneous field, which may occur during a thunderstorm front, on the polarization of a signal transmitted through a fully dielectric optical cable are presented. During the experiment, a homogeneous electric field with an intensity of up to 3 kV/cm was applied to the fiber-optic communication line. The research results showed that cables several kilometers long are sensitive to external electric fields. At such cable lengths, the ellipticity angle of the signal transmitted through the cable changes.