STRENGTH DEGRADATION OF LIGHTGUIDE FIBERS IN ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER

Authors
KURKJIAN CR MATTHEWSON MJ
Citation
Cr. Kurkjian et Mj. Matthewson, STRENGTH DEGRADATION OF LIGHTGUIDE FIBERS IN ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER, Electronics Letters, 32(8), 1996, pp. 761-762
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
32
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
761 - 762
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1996)32:8<761:SDOLFI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A fused silica optical fibre which shows 25% strength degradation in 2 .3 days at 100 degrees C, shows similar degradation after 9 years at 2 5 degrees C. This is predictable using an activation energy of 90 kJ.m ol(-1).