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9 November 2010 Strength of silica optical fibre subjected to chemical environment
Irina Severin, Rochdi El Abdi, Marcel Poulain, Mihai Caramihai
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Based on the increased interest for optical fibres development for the use in smart structures and sensors, this study has aimed to investigate the chemical reliability of standard commercial epoxy-acrylate polymer coated fibres subjected to aggressive chemical reagents in gaseous and liquid phase, such as acetylene, ammoniac, dimethyl sulfoxide. Multimode optical fibre was exposed to gaseous reagents for different durations after prior vide exposure. Tensile testing results were treated using Weibull statistics. A comparison of mean failure strength of as-aged fibres to the water influence for similar exposure duration has revealed the highest sensitivity to dimethyl sulfoxide reagent.
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Irina Severin, Rochdi El Abdi, Marcel Poulain, and Mihai Caramihai "Strength of silica optical fibre subjected to chemical environment", Proc. SPIE 7853, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications IV, 785312 (9 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871757
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KEYWORDS
Optical fibers

Sensors

Silica

Reliability

Coating

Corrosion

Polymers

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