Concerning the mechanical character of lightguide surfaces
- 18 November 1993
- proceedings article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
- Vol. 1973, 120-128
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.163766
Abstract
Mechanical failure of silica lightguides is almost always initiated at the fiber surface. Because of this it is important to understand those processes which can lead to surface `damage' and thus to reductions in strength. A consideration of such processes, as well as their time dependence, is undertaken here.Keywords
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