Title :
Optical fibres resilient to failure in bending under high power
Author :
Davis, Ian M. ; Glaesemann, G.S. ; Ten, Sergey ; Winningham, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Corning Opt. Fiber, Deeside, UK
Abstract :
A coating solution is described that effectively eliminates the failure mode of optical fibre caused by the simultaneous effects of high power and tight bending. Optimised variation of the coating solution is also considered.
Keywords :
bending; failure (mechanical); optical design techniques; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre testing; bending; coating solution; failure mode elimination; high power effects; optical fibres; optimised coating variation; tight bending effects;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
