Strength degradation of lightguide fibres in room temperature water

C. R. Kurkjian; M. J. Matthewson

doi:10.1049/el:19960492

Strength degradation of lightguide fibres in room temperature water

C. R. Kurkjian, M. J. Matthewson

School of Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering

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Abstract

A fused silica optical fibre which shows 25% strength degradation in 2.3 days at 100°C, shows similar degradation after 9 years at 25°C. This is predictable using an activation energy of 90 kJ.mol^-1.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	761-762
Number of pages	2
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19960492
State	Published - Apr 11 1996

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Life testing
Optical fibres

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Strength degradation of lightguide fibres in room temperature water

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