Water tests on optical fibers

Tarja T. Volotinen

doi:10.1117/12.372764

29 December 1999 Water tests on optical fibers

Tarja T. Volotinen

Proceedings Volume 3848, Optical Fiber Reliability and Testing; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372764
Event: Photonics East '99, 1999, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

It is a general assumption that water itself, rather than impurities of water solutions, is dangerous for standard optical fibers. In this review paper, a summary of the results on water test conditions, made by COST 246 Action, is given, and the factors affecting the test results of strength and fatigue tests, are discussed. A fiber may have very different strength degradation in water depending on the chemical conditions, such as, ion concentration of the water, test vessel material, temperature etc.

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Tarja T. Volotinen "Water tests on optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 3848, Optical Fiber Reliability and Testing, (29 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372764

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