Distribution of stripping-induced flaws

Charles R. Kurkjian

doi:10.1117/12.424372

16 April 2001 Distribution of stripping-induced flaws

Charles R. Kurkjian

Proceedings Volume 4215, Optical Fiber and Fiber Component Mechanical Reliability and Testing; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424372
Event: Information Technologies 2000, 2000, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we present tensile and 2-point bending strength results on 5 cm. (2-inch) sections of mechanically stripped fiber. We show that the ‘weakest-link’ model is apparently not obeyed since the low strength mode of the resulting distributions have different widths, i.e., the Weibull m-values for the tensile and 2-point tests are ~2 and ~7, respectively. This simply means that the two measurements are sampling different flaw populations. The importance of understanding this behavior and applying that understanding in practice is emphasized.

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Charles R. Kurkjian "Distribution of stripping-induced flaws", Proc. SPIE 4215, Optical Fiber and Fiber Component Mechanical Reliability and Testing, (16 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424372

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