Coating composition and fiber lifetime

P. C.P. Bouten; Dick J. Broer

doi:10.1117/12.168646

1 March 1994 Coating composition and fiber lifetime

P. C.P. Bouten, Dick J. Broer

Proceedings Volume 2074, Fiber Optics Reliability and Testing: Benign and Adverse Environments; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168646
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The influence of the chemical environment on the lifetime of fiber with a standard polymer coating is studied with fatigue tests. Tests were performed in ambient air, water, ammonia, acidic and basic solutions. The diffusion of reactive components in the coating material appeared to be of considerable importance for the measured lifetime. Small amounts (2 wt%) of additives (acids, amines) were used in the standard coating material. Various additives are shown in fatigue tests to have a large negative influence on the lifetime of the fiber. One additive has a large positive influence. Possible mechanisms are discussed.

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P. C.P. Bouten and Dick J. Broer "Coating composition and fiber lifetime", Proc. SPIE 2074, Fiber Optics Reliability and Testing: Benign and Adverse Environments, (1 March 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168646

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