Effect of environmental conditions on fatigue of weak silica-clad optical fibers

Sergei L. Semjonov; G. Scott Glaesemann; Donald A. Clark; Mikhail M. Bubnov

doi:10.1117/12.547769

10 September 2004 Effect of environmental conditions on fatigue of weak silica-clad optical fibers

Sergei L. Semjonov, G. Scott Glaesemann, Donald A. Clark, Mikhail M. Bubnov

Proceedings Volume 5465, Reliability of Optical Fiber Components, Devices, Systems, and Networks II; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547769
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Static fatigue of bare indented fibers in different environments was studied. It was found that the n-value in different pH-solutions did not significantly change and was higher than that for strong fibers and lower than that for bulk samples in similar conditions. All lifetime reduction with a pH increase was due to a change of the B-value. The results obtained were used for evaluation of the lifetime of weak fibers for different service environments.

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Sergei L. Semjonov, G. Scott Glaesemann, Donald A. Clark, and Mikhail M. Bubnov "Effect of environmental conditions on fatigue of weak silica-clad optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 5465, Reliability of Optical Fiber Components, Devices, Systems, and Networks II, (10 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547769

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