Title :
High strength in a long length for fibers coated at a speed of 5 m/s
Author :
Paek, U.C. ; Schroeder, C.M.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Technologies, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report the first results of high-strength fibers in long lengths (>5 km) coated at a speed of 5 m/s. A total length of 50.8 km of fiber in sample lengths ranging from ∼ 5 to ∼ 7 km was prooftested at three different stress levels up to 2.1 GN/m2. It is found that the average survival length at two prooftest levels of 1.4 GN/m2(200 kg/in2) and 2.1 GN/m2(300 kg/in2) are, respectively, ∼10 and 3 km.
Keywords :
Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Optical fiber protective covering; Coatings; Fiber lasers; Finite element methods; Force measurement; Glass; Laser theory; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073623
