DocumentCode
1123298
Title
Multikilometer lengths of 3.5-GPa (500 ksi) prooftested fiber
Author
DiMarcello, Frank V. ; Brownlow, Darryl L. ; Huff, Richard G. ; Hart, Arthur C., Jr.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
3
Issue
5
fYear
1985
fDate
10/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
946
Lastpage
949
Abstract
Approximately 70 km of fibers were drawn from synthetic silica rods and prooftested at four stresses between 1.4 GPa (200 ksi) and 3.5 GPa (500 ksi). The longest lengths achieved were 17.3 km passing 1.4 GPa (200 ksi), 13.4 km passing both 2.1 GPa (300 ksi) and 2.8 GPa (400 ksi), and 9.3 km passing 3.5 GPa (500 ksi). Tensile tests comparing fibers previously prooftested at 1.4 GPa (200 ksi) with those tested through 3.5 GPa (500 ksi) show no detectable degradation due to the high-strength prooftesting.
Keywords
Optical fiber testing; Degradation; Oceans; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Preforms; Production; Silicon compounds; Surface cracks; Tensile stress;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1985.1074314
Filename
1074314
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