Table 6: Power losses for different optical fiber (patch cord 5 m length) pairs (1 and 2) using reference power of 2.09 mW (3.2015 dB) at 11/4/2019 & 7/3/2019.

Power loss (mw) at λ = 1550 nm

Related samples with Dose (kGy)

Pair 1

Pair 2

 Date 7 /3/2019

Date 11/4/2019

 Date 7 /3/2019

Date 11/4/2019

mW

dB

mW

dB

mW

dB

mW

dB

Sample (1) 5

2.089

3.1994

0.889

0.5109

2.0827

3.1863

0.84

0.7572

Sample (2) 10

2.089

3.1994

1.03

0.1284

2.0844

3.1898

0.681

1.6685

Sample (3) 15

2.0604

3.1395

0.92

0.362

2.0629

3.1448

1.061

0.2572

Sample (4) 20

2.0884

3.1981

0.835

0.783

2.0872

3.1956

0.62

2.0761