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Piezoelectric ZnO coatings on optical fibers are of interest for active optical-fiber devices such as phase and wavelength modulators. Reactive magnetron sputtering has been used to prepare high-resistivity [001] radially oriented ZnO coatings on 85 mm lon ...
The strength and reliability of a 3-D unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite containing an initial defect in the form of a cluster of initial fiber breaks are studied analytically and by simulation. The simulation model uses a Monte Carlo technique base ...
With WDM networks, the failure of a single link or component may cause the simultaneous failure of several optical channels, potentially making impossible the restoration by rerouting in higher layers directly using the optical network (SDH, ATM, IP). To a ...
Results on fracture, fatigue crack growth and debonding on compact tension specimens of a specially made composite material are reported. The specimens consisted of an epoxy matrix and layers of equally spaced long aligned glass fibers. The experimental da ...
Fiber gratings irradiated by CW-laser show a breaking strength and a lifetime performance similar to that of pristine fiber, on pulsed KrF-laser irradiation. In this paper we report on the mechanical reliability of fibers irradiated by UV light using the s ...
Among all non-linear optical effects observed in single-mode optical fibres, stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is of particular importance since it has numerous practical implications. SBS occurs when laser waves are scattered through the interaction o ...
A new class of active fiber devices based on piezoelectric coated optical fibers is currently being developed. The piezoelectric coating is used to produce acoustic waves within the optical fiber and these acoustic waves interfere with optical signals pass ...
The failure of fiber-reinforced ceramic and metal matrix composites under a fixed load for extended times occurs because of strength degradation in the constituent fibers. Specifically, the ceramic fibers possess a Weibull strength distribution caused by c ...
The inelastic response of fiber-reinforced ceramic and metal matrix composites under fixed load at elevated temperature is due to the complementary effects of creep and damage in the constituents. After matrix cracking or tensile creep relaxation in a shor ...
We describe a new fluorescence imaging device for clin. cancer photodetection in hollow organs in which the tumor/normal tissue contrast is derived from the fluorescence lifetime of endogenous or exogenous fluorochromes. This fluorescence lifetime contrast ...
