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Fundamental approach to failure statistics of optical glass fibres

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Tensile strength data of fused silica optical fibres was analysed without making any a priori assumptions regarding the flaw density distribution. Based on the strength data of short length specimens (0.05 to 0.6 m), predictions of the strengths of long length specimens (500 to 1100 m) were in good agreement with actual data. The advantages of a fundamental approach to the statistical analysis of failure of optical glass fibres compared with the more widely used Weibull statistics are discussed.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    J. E. Ritter Jr & K. Jakus

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Ritter, J.E., Jakus, K. Fundamental approach to failure statistics of optical glass fibres. J Mater Sci 16, 1909–1912 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540639

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