Fatigue Resistant Optical Fibers

Abstract

Certain requirements in commercial and military communications and guidance systems have prompted the development of high-strength, fatigue- resistant optical fibers for uncabled applications. The most significant environmental factors degrading the strength of glass fibers over time are stress and hydroxyl ion attack on glass surfaces. Several solutions have been formulated and attempted; these include increased bulk-strength glass and hermetic or passivating coatings. Test and evaluation of several commercially available fibers incorporating these promising solutions have been made using various fatigue and aging scenarios. Static-fatigue prediction from analysis of various constant extension rates to failure, termed in the literature and here as dynamic-fatigue, was also investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237568

Entities

People

  • George G. Bryant

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coatings
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Glass Fibers
  • Information Processing
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Glass
  • Optical Materials
  • Resistance
  • Standards
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control