Design methodology for the mechanical reliability of optical fiber

G. Scott Glaesemann; Suresh T. Gulati

doi:10.1117/12.55870

1 June 1991 Design methodology for the mechanical reliability of optical fiber

G. Scott Glaesemann, Suresh T. Gulati

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 6, (June 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55870

Abstract

An engineering methodology for the mechanical reliability of optical fiber is developed within a fracture-mechanics framework. The model expresses allowable in-service and installation stresses as a fraction of fiber strength in a fatigue environment for a range of n values and fiber types. Failure probability is incorporated into the model by the measurement of the fiber-strength distribution appropriate to the application. For long-length applications, strength distributions of hundreds to thousands of kilometers of fiber are needed. A 400-km strength distribution captures the beginnings of the truncated portion of the distribution.

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G. Scott Glaesemann and Suresh T. Gulati "Design methodology for the mechanical reliability of optical fiber," Optical Engineering 30(6), (1 June 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55870

Published: 1 June 1991

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