Characterization of fiber optic cables under large tensile loads
Conference
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· Proc. Soc. Photo-Opt. Instrum. Eng.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5204716
Fiber optic cables designed for the Nevada Test Site (NTS) have to withstand an unusually harsh environment. Cables have been manufactured under a 6 year old DOE specification that has been slightly modified as the cable requirements are better understood. In order to better understand the cable properties a unique capability has been established at the NTS. Instrumentation has been developed to characterize the transmission properties of 1 km of fiber optic cable placed under a controlled tensile load up to 1500 lbs. The properties measured are cable tension, cable elongation, induced attenuation, attenuation vs. location, fiber strain, bandwidth, and ambient temperature. Preforming these measurements on cables from the two qualified NTS fiber optic cable manufacturers, Siecor and Andrew Corp., led to a new set of specifications.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM
- OSTI ID:
- 5204716
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8408170-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Proc. Soc. Photo-Opt. Instrum. Eng.; (United States) Journal Volume: 506
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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