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SiO2, TiO2, ZrO2, and TiO2-ZrO2 thin coatings were applied by sol-gel method on quartz fibres during the fibre drawing. Durable layers with the thicknesses up to 0.7 μm were obtained. The layer smoothness and thickness were determined using electron microprobe analyzer and electron or optical microscopy. In order to investigate a decrease in the strength of sol-gel coated fibres a novel method employing silica capillaries was developed. The fibre strength decrease was explained by the influence of water penetrating as a result of the coating process into the flaws on the fibre surface.
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Matejec, V., Hayer, M., Pavlovič, P. et al. Effect of preparation of sol-gel coatings on the strength of optical fibres. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 5, 193–199 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00487016
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