DocumentCode
975603
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
Volume
18
Issue
1
fYear
1982
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
29
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19820021
Filename
4246195
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