• DocumentCode
    986426
  • Title

    Simultaneous multilevel proof testing of high-strength silica fibre

  • Author

    Craig, S.P. ; Dunn, P.L. ; Rush, J.D. ; Smith, D.G. ; Beales, K.J.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    516
  • Lastpage
    517
  • Abstract
    A technique of simultaneous multilevel proof testing of optical fibre is described and shown to be equivalent to a coarse nondestructive tensile test for the low end of the fibre strength distribution. Yields of silica fibre at four proof-test levels up to 1.9% are presented.
  • Keywords
    mechanical testing; optical fibres; optical testing; silicon compounds; SiO2; high-strength silica fibre; optical fibre; simultaneous multilevel proof testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19830351
  • Filename
    4247843
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=986426