The Influence of Hydrogen Loading Temperature on the Mechanical Strength of Optical Fibers |
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Authors: | Giovana de Fátima Menegotto Paulo César Borges Eduardo Mauro do Nascimento Carlos Maurício Lepienski Elaine Cristina Azevedo |
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Affiliation: | 1. PPGEM, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, 80230-901, Curitiba, PR, Brazil 2. GrMaTS, DAMEC, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, 80230-901, Curitiba, PR, Brazil 3. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Centro Politécnico, Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Abstract: | The influence of hydrogen loading temperature on the mechanical strength of optical fibers is investigated. Fibers subjected to high-pressure hydrogen loading at different temperatures were submitted to bend tests, and the results compared with those for pristine fibers. The Weibull probability distribution function was used to analyze the data of the mechanical bending strength of the fibers. Fiber strength is reduced by the presence of hydrogen, and this decrease is greater for higher hydrogen loading temperatures. The mechanical properties of the polymers used to coat fibers are affected by the hydrogen loading process and also by the increase in temperature. However, there is no evidence of cracks formation that might allow water to penetrate to the surface of the glass. Observation using scanning electron microscopy revealed that the morphology of fractures in nonhydrogen-loaded fibers have distinct fracture characteristics to that of fibers that are hydrogen loaded at 90°C and 120°C. |
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