Title :
Measurement of stresses in optical fibre or preform
Author :
Chu, P.L. ; Whitbread, T.
Author_Institution :
University of New South Wales, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Kensington, Australia
Abstract :
The stress distribution in the cross-section of an optical fibre or preform is measured based on the principle of the Abel transform. It is also shown that the axial stress component has the same shape as that of the refractive index profile of the preform.
Keywords :
mechanical birefringence; optical fibres; stress measurement; Abel transform; axial stress component; birefringence; optical fibre; preform; refractive index profile; stress distribution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820021
