Title :
Mechanical failure of holey optical fibres in tension
Author :
Yan, C. ; Wang, X.D. ; Ye, L. ; Lyytikainen, K. ; Canning, J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Adv. Mater. Technol., Sydney Univ., NSW
Abstract :
The mechanical strength and failure behaviour of two holey silica optical fibres with different air hole arrangements and a solid silica fibre were investigated using tensile test. The effect of polymer coating on the failure behaviour was also studied
Keywords :
failure (mechanical); optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; optical polymers; silicon compounds; tensile strength; tensile testing; holey optical fibres; mechanical failure; mechanical strength; polymer coating; solid silica fibre; tensile test; tension; Australia; Coatings; Holey fibers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Residual stresses; Silicon compounds; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548104
