R. El Abdi and A. D. Rujinski and R. M. Boumbimba and M. Poulain
Behavior of Optical Fiber Aged in CTAC Solutions
300 - 303
2013
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International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11361
https://publications.waset.org/vol/77
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The evolution of silica optical fiber strength aged in cetyltrimethylammonium chloride solution (CTAC) has been investigated. If the solution containing surfactants presents appreciable changes in physical and chemical properties at the critical micelle concentration (CMC), a non negligible mechanical behavior fiber change is observed for silica fiber aged in cationic surfactants as CTAC which can lead to optical fiber reliability questioning. The purpose of this work is to study the mechanical behavior of silica coated and naked optical fibers in contact with CTAC solution at different concentrations. Result analysis proves that the immersion in CTAC drastically decreases the fiber strength and specially near the CMC point. Beyond CMC point, a small increase of fiber strength is analyzed and commented.
Open Science Index 77, 2013