Optimization of Optical Waveguides Strength Studies.
Abstract
A tensile test and testing procedures were developed and used to evaluate the effects of lubricants, coatings and reeling conditions on glass fiber strength. The results indicated that fiber failure always originated at surface imperfections and that the appropriate lubricants and coatings could preserve fiber strength by affording some degree of protection to the fiber surface. Fiber strength was also found to be a function of the reeling parameters. Attempts to predict the strength of long lengths of fiber from short gage length data were inconclusive. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 28, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0777118
Entities
People
- David D. Smith
- J. C. Trondsen
- R. D. Maurer
- Rachel A. Miller
Organizations
- Corning Inc.