Title :
Thermal stress measurements in optical-fibre preforms using preform-profiling techniques
Author :
Varnham, M.P. ; Poole, S.B. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
An analysis is presented of the effect of thermal stress on transverse refractive-index profiling of optical-fibre preforms. The theory leads to a new measurement technique for axial stress profiling.
Keywords :
optical fibres; refractive index; thermal stresses; axial stress profiling; measurement technique; optical-fibre preforms; preform-profiling techniques; thermal stress; transverse refractive-index profiling;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840706
