Abstract
The fatigue behaviour of a polymer-coated fibre and a silicon oxynitride-coated fibre was measured in water between 25 and 90° C by the dynamic fatigue test technique where strength is measured as a function of stressing rate. The results are analysed in terms of stress corrosion theory. It was found that the silicon oxynitride coating reduced fatigue significantly, but caused a large reduction in strength of the fibre. The implications of these results to the design of optical fibre communication cables, where a high reliability must be assured, is discussed.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
H. C. Chandan andD. Kalish,J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 65 (1982) 171.
D. Kalish andB. K. Tariyal,ibid. 61 (1978) 518.
S. Sakaguchi andT. Kimura,ibid. 64 (1981) 259.
S. Sakaguchi, Y. Sawaki, Y. Abe andT. Kawasaki,J. Mater. Sci. 17 (1982) 2878.
J. E. Ritter Jr, J. M. Sullivan Jr andK. Jakus,J. Appl. Phys. 49 (1978) 4779.
W. J. Duncan, P. W. France andK. J. Beales, “Effect of Service Environment on Proof Testing of Optical Fibers”, in Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Optical Fibre Communication. Copenhagen (Peter Peregrinus, Stevenage, 1981).
P. W. France, W. J. Duncan, D. J. Smith andK. J. Beales,J. Mater. Sci. 18 (1983) 785.
E. G. Hanson, L. S. Mittelstadt andC. A. Schantz, “Optimization of High Strength Hermetically Coated Optical Fibers”, Hewlett-Packard Co, Final Technical Report, Contract No. N00123-81-C-1087 (1982).
R. J. Charles andW. B. Hillig, The Kinetics of Glass Failure by Stress Corrosion, in “Symposium on Mechanical Strength of Glass and Ways of Improving It”, Florence, Italy, 25–29 September, 1961 (Union Scientifique Continentale du Verre, Charleroi, Belgium, 1962), pp. 511–27.
S. M. Wiederhorn andL. H. Bolz,J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 53 (1970) 543.
S. M. Wiederhorn, E. R. Fuller Jr andR. Thomson,Metal Sci. 14 (1980) 450.
G. G. Trantina,J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 62 (1979) 377.
J. C. Glandus andP. Boch, Elastic and Anelastic Properties of Nitrogen Ceramics, in “Nitrogen Ceramics”, edited by F. L. Riley (Noordhoff, Leyden, 1977) pp. 515–19.
K. Jakus, J. E. Ritter Jr andJ. M. Sullivan,J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 64 (1981) 372.
J. E. Ritter Jr, P. B. Oats, E. R. Fuller Jr, andS. M. Wiederhorn,J. Mater. Sci. 15 (1980) 2275.
E. R. Fuller Jr, S. M. Wiederhorn, J. E. Ritter andP. B. Oats,ibid. 15 (1980) 2282.
W. D. Scott andA. Gaddipati, Weibull Parameters and the Strength of Long Glass Fibers, in “Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics”, Vol. 3, edited by R. C. Bradt, D. P. H. Hasselman and F. F. Lange (Plenum Press, New York, 1978) pp. 125–42.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Ritter, J.E., Glaesemann, G.S. & Jakus, K. Effect of temperature on the strength and fatigue behaviour of optical fibres. J Mater Sci 19, 4087–4092 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980775
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980775