DocumentCode
1682463
Title
Fracture Strength of Air-Clad Microstructured Fibers
Author
François, Véronique ; Aboutorabi, Seyed Sadreddin
Author_Institution
Ecole de Technol. Superieure, Montreal
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Measurement of microstructured fiber (MSF) bending strength is reported for the first time. Both coated and chemically stripped MSF are found to exhibit fracture bending strengths comparable to standard communications fiber.
Keywords
fracture toughness; fracture toughness testing; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; air clad microstructured fibers; bending strength; fracture strength; Communication standards; Glass; Measurement standards; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Stress;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-831-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348642
Filename
4348642
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