Study of Dynamic Effects on Glass Fibers.

Abstract

The experimental effort expended during this contract has established that the attenuation of both low and high NA single mode fibers is insensitive to either low frequency dynamic tension or dynamic twisting. Evaluation of fibers with respect to dynamic bending showed that low NA single mode fibers were attenuated during the bending phase while the high NA fibers were unaffected. Coating materials having refractive indices either higher or lower than fused quartz were applied to single mode fibers and were found to have no effect on dynamic attenuation characteristics. No effects arising from dynamic interactions were found in that all attenuation effects observed during dynamic testing were explained on the basis of static twists, tension, or bends.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081238

Entities

People

  • Frank I. Akers
  • G. C. Salisbury
  • Steven L. Mahurin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Amplifiers
  • Coatings
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Frequency
  • Glass Fibers
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Optical Properties
  • Recording Systems
  • Refractive Index
  • Silica Glass
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.