Fatigue Weakening of Optical Fiber |
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| Authors: | William J. Duncan |
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| Affiliation: | British Telecom Research Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich IP5 7RE, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | The weakening of optical fiber under static strain was measured in water and as a funetion of time in air. The weakening did not fit the crack-growth model of fatigue nor did it follow the same path in air and water. However, the size of the H2O/D2O isotope effect suggested that fatigue could still result from a silica-water reaction. |
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