• DocumentCode
    1009636
  • Title

    Fibre splices with ´perfect fibre´ strengths of 5.5 GPa, v<0.01

  • Author

    Krause, J.T. ; Kurkjian, C.R.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    533
  • Lastpage
    535
  • Abstract
    Splices of single-mode fused silica fibre having strengths equivalent to that of the as-drawn fibre of ˜800 ksi (5.5 GPa) with a coefficient of variation v of ≪0.01 are produced by fusion splicing with an H2-Cl2-O2 flame. These results demonstrate that fused silica fibre can be reheated to fusion temperatures and retain original high strength. The results are statistically analysed with respect to variations in breaking load, fibre and splice diameter, and relative humidity.
  • Keywords
    heat treatment; mechanical strength; optical fibres; silicon compounds; H2-Cl2-O2 flame; SiO2; breaking load; fusion splicing; optical fibres; original strength retention; reheating; relative humidity; single-mode; splice diameter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19850377
  • Filename
    4251299
    • Link To Document
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