Fiber optics reliability: Benign and adverse environments IV; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Jose, CA, Sept. 18-20, 1990

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7029637

Greenwell, R A; Paul, D K ^[1]

---

1. Science and Engineering Associates, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States) COMSAT Laboratories, Clarksburg, MD (United States)

The present conference discusses topics in fiber-optic (FO) cable and network reliability in adverse environments, the fatigue and damage of laser light-sources, damage to optical fibers, radiation effects on optical materials and components, FO characteristics measurement, FO sensor reliability, and test and measurement methods for FO systems. Attention is given to the cyclic fatigue behavior of silica fiber, post-mortem analyses of FO cables, the aging behavior of low strength fused silica fibers, neutron irradiation results on optical fibers operating at 1.3 and 1.55 microns, mechanical testing and reliability of fusion splices, the reliability of FO position sensors, and high impact shock test results for FO components.

• OSTI ID: 7029637
• Report Number(s): CONF-9009274--; ISBN: 0-8194-0427-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360600 -- Other Materials
440000* -- Instrumentation
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
ABSTRACTS
CHALCOGENIDES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTROLUMINESCENCE
ENVIRONMENT
ERBIUM COMPOUNDS
FIBER OPTICS
FIBERS
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIFETIME
LUMINESCENCE
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MEETINGS
OPTICAL FIBERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
RELIABILITY
SERVICE LIFE
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
SPACE FLIGHT
STRESS ANALYSIS
TESTING