Effect of earthquake motion on the mechanical reliability of optical cables

Patrick W. Hart; Russ Tucker; Hakan H. Yuce; John P. Varachi Jr.; Casey J. Wieczorek; Anthony DeVito

doi:10.1117/12.24721

1 February 1991 Effect of earthquake motion on the mechanical reliability of optical cables

Patrick W. Hart, Russ Tucker, Hakan H. Yuce, John P. Varachi Jr., Casey J. Wieczorek, Anthony DeVito

Proceedings Volume 1366, Fiber Optics Reliability: Benign and Adverse Environments IV; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24721
Event: SPIE Microelectronic Interconnect and Integrated Processing Symposium, 1990, San Jose, United States

Abstract

Because of the wide deployment of fiber with cables often carrying 100,000 or more voice circuits, even a one minute interruption in telecommunication service can totally disrupt the affected communities. Therefore, service reliability of the telecommunication network is essential in an information-intensive society. One of the major reliability issues is the serviceability of telecommunication systems following a major earthquake. In this paper, we analyzed the mechanical failures of optical fibers from a cable subjected to a major earthquake.

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Patrick W. Hart, Russ Tucker, Hakan H. Yuce, John P. Varachi Jr., Casey J. Wieczorek, and Anthony DeVito "Effect of earthquake motion on the mechanical reliability of optical cables", Proc. SPIE 1366, Fiber Optics Reliability: Benign and Adverse Environments IV, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24721

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