Title :
UV-induced mechanical degradation of optical fibres
Author :
Limberger, Hans G. ; Salathe, R.P.
fDate :
4/24/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The influence of UV-laser irradiation on the mechanical resistance of a highly GeO2-doped optical fibre has been investigated under the conditions of Bragg grating fabrication. A Weibull plot evaluation indicates a decrease in the median breaking stress by a factor of 2 and a decrease in the m-value by two orders of magnitude
Keywords :
laser beam effects; Bragg grating fabrication; SiO2:GeO2; UV-induced mechanical degradation; UV-laser irradiation; Weibull plot evaluation; mechanical resistance; median breaking stress; optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970512