This paper describes optical fiber and cable evaluation carried out at Bell-Northern Research during the summer period of May- August, 1980. Contemporary fibers and cables designed for telecommunications use were evaluated and the results on the following three areas are reported: (1) Resistance of fiber optics cables to temperature extremes and mechanical abuse. (2) Fiber tensile strength, both fast-fracture and fatigue, and a test method to predict longevity of the fibers. (3) Pulse broadening, measured as a function of link lengths in order to establish engineering rules which can predict performance for 10km lengths (typical repeater spacing) from the individual fiber characteristics. / Thesis / Master of Engineering (MEngr)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/16612 |
| Date | January 1980 |
| Creators | Cervin, Andrew Claude |
| Contributors | Abe, K., Engineering Physics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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