Design of tightly jacketed double-coated optical fibers to minimize long-term hydrostatic-pressure-induced microbending losses

Sham-Tsong Shiue; Ting-Ying Shen

doi:10.1117/1.1473640

1 June 2002 Design of tightly jacketed double-coated optical fibers to minimize long-term hydrostatic-pressure-induced microbending losses

Sham-Tsong Shiue, Ting-Ying Shen

Author Affiliations +

Optical Engineering, Vol. 41, Issue 6, (June 2002). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1473640

The design of tightly jacketed double-coated optical fibers to minimize long-term hydrostatic-pressure-induced microbending losses is investigated. Microbending loss in these fibers is dominated by compressive radial stress at the interface between the glass fiber and the primary coating, which is a function of the polymeric materials properties and their thicknesses. To minimize the long-term hydrostatic-pressure- induced microbending losses, one should decrease the Young's modulus, Poisson ratio, and relaxation time of the primary coating as well as the radius and Poisson ratio of the secondary coating, and increase the Young's modulus and relaxation time of the secondary coating as well as the radius, Young's modulus, Poisson ratio, and relaxation time of the jacket. Alternatively, the radius of the primary coating has its optimum value.

©(2002) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Citation Download Citation

Sham-Tsong Shiue and Ting-Ying Shen "Design of tightly jacketed double-coated optical fibers to minimize long-term hydrostatic-pressure-induced microbending losses," Optical Engineering 41(6), (1 June 2002). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1473640

Published: 1 June 2002

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available