• DocumentCode
    856906
  • Title

    High-strength carbon-coated optical fibre

  • Author

    Yoshizawa, N. ; Katsuyama, Yutaka

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    1429
  • Lastpage
    1431
  • Abstract
    A carbon-coated fibre with 6.2 kgf failure strength and an n value of 670 is obtained for the first time. The carbon surface roughness was evaluated from STM images and a flat carbon coating was found to be essential in preventing the initial strength degradation of the fibre.
  • Keywords
    carbon; fatigue; germanium; glass fibres; optical fibres; protective coatings; scanning tunnelling microscopy; silicon compounds; tensile strength; STM images; SiO 2:Ge-C; carbon surface roughness; carbon-coated fibre; failure strength; flat carbon coating; strength degradation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19890954
  • Filename
    46226
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=856906