Title :
Mechanical strength of fusion-spliced optical fibres
Author :
Hatakeyama, Iwao ; Tachikura, Masao ; Tsuchiya, Haruhiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Mechanical strengths of optical fibres heated under different electric-discharge conditions have been systematically examined. Exclusion of fibre surface contaminations and making heating duration as short as possible are important for prevention of strength deterioration.
Keywords :
optical fibres; tensile strength; discharge conditions; fibre outersurface conditions; fusion spliced optical fibres; mechanical strength; tensile strength;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780412
