Stress-free aging of optical fiber in water and humid environments: part 2

Michael T. Kennedy; Enrique Cuellar; Daniel R. Roberts; Maria M. Stipek

doi:10.1117/12.141150

25 February 1993 Stress-free aging of optical fiber in water and humid environments: part 2

Michael T. Kennedy, Enrique Cuellar, Daniel R. Roberts, Maria M. Stipek

Proceedings Volume 1791, Optical Materials Reliability and Testing: Benign and Adverse Environments; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141150
Event: Fibers '92, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Three commercially available telecommunications fibers were aged under zero mechanical stress in 85 degree(s)C and 30 degree(s)C water and in two hot, humid environments, 85 degree(s)C at 85% r.h. and 85 degree(s)C at 60% r.h. The strength of the fiber, as well as the stability of its protective polymeric coating, have been monitored periodically for aging times of up to 1 year in these environments. The fiber strength and coating integrity must be maintained in order for fibers to be handled safely during routine termination procedures in the outside plant.

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Michael T. Kennedy, Enrique Cuellar, Daniel R. Roberts, and Maria M. Stipek "Stress-free aging of optical fiber in water and humid environments: part 2", Proc. SPIE 1791, Optical Materials Reliability and Testing: Benign and Adverse Environments, (25 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141150

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