Polymer optical fiber fuse
Abstract
Although high-transmission-capacity optical fibers are in demand, the problem of the fiber fuse phenomenon needs to be resolved to prevent the destruction of fibers. As polymer optical fibers become more prevalent, clarifying their fuse properties has become important. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a fuse propagation velocity of 21.9 mm/s, which is 1 to 2 orders of magnitude slower than that in standard silica fibers. The achieved threshold power density and proportionality constant between the propagation velocity and the power density are respectively 1/186 of and 16.8 times the values for silica fibers. An oscillatory continuous curve instead of periodic voids is formed after the passage of the fuse. An easy fuse termination method is presented herein, along with its potential plasma applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1307.2329,
title = {Polymer optical fiber fuse},
author = {Yosuke Mizuno and Neisei Hayashi and Hiroki Tanaka and Kentaro Nakamura},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.2329},
year = {2014}
}
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17 pages, 3 figures