Title :
A design criterion for cleavage-robust microstructured fibers
Author :
François, Véronique ; Aboutorabi, Seyed Sadreddin
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Genie Electr., Ecole de Technol. Superieure, Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
Cleavage patterns of high air-fraction, double-clad microstructured fibers (MSFs) are analyzed using fracture mechanics. Critical fracture depth is shown to be a measure explaining the different patterns and is proposed as a criterion to design cleavage-robust MSFs
Keywords :
fracture mechanics; optical design techniques; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; cleavage-robust fibers; critical fracture depth; double-clad fibers; fiber design criterion; high-air-fraction cleavage patterns; microstructured fibers; Bridges; Electron optics; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystal fibers; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface cracks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215488
