Title :
Power Losses in Deformed Polymer Optical Fiber Under High Temperature
Author :
Chen, Yung-Chuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Vehicle Eng., Nat. Pingtung Univ. of Sci. & Technol.
Abstract :
This paper investigates the power losses incurred in polymer optical fibers (POFs) deformed with different bend radii of curvature and elongation ratios under high-temperature conditions. A simple tensile test is conducted to calculate the average plastic-energy density (APED) in the deformed POFs. The APED provides a key index for evaluating the power loss in deformed POFs under high temperature. Based on the experimental results, a curve-fitted equation is derived to estimate the power loss in a POF for a given set of deformation and temperature conditions. The difference between the estimated results and the experimental results is found to be less than 6%
Keywords :
deformation; elongation; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical polymers; tensile testing; average plastic-energy density; bend curvature radii; deformed polymer optical fiber; elongation ratios; power loss; tensile test; Automobiles; Loss measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Temperature; Testing; Thermal stresses; Bend radii; elongation; high temperature; plastic-energy density; polymer optical fiber; power loss;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2006.884986
