Theory and practice of fibre proof testing

James G. Titchmarsh

doi:10.1117/12.21975

1 September 1990 Theory and practice of fibre proof testing

James G. Titchmarsh

Proceedings Volume 1314, Fibre Optics '90; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21975
Event: Fibre Optics '90, 1990, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper discusses the strength of optical fibre which has been subject to a proof-test. The implications of a strength distribution described by Weibull statistics and modified by flaw growth obeying fracture mechanics are described with the help of Weibull plots.

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James G. Titchmarsh "Theory and practice of fibre proof testing", Proc. SPIE 1314, Fibre Optics '90, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21975

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