MECHANICAL AND OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF OPTICAL-FIBER EMBEDDED SUPER HYBRID MATERIAL

This paper describes conditions for embedding optical fibers into the super hybrid plate without losing its optical communication function, and describes also the mechanical properties of the optical fiber embe dded super hybrid material and transmission characteristics of this ne w material. Mechanical properties of this new material made under opti mum conditions were investigated in detail by experimental and FEM ana lyses. Reactions of the embedded optical fiber were investigated when such external forces as tension, compression and bending were applied on this new material and the mechanisms of generation of transmission loss were also made clear.