Sudipta Bhaumik. Effect of humidity of drawing environment on dynamic fatigue of high strength optical fiber[J]. 2005,(3):49-52. DOI: 10.13756/j.gtxyj.2005.03.016.
Dynamic fatigue behavior of high strength silica optical fiber was studied as a function of relative humidity of draw environment. Fibers were drawn with graphite induction heating furnace and controlled temperature
relative humidity and particle count of the draw environment i.e. drawing furnace to coating application point. Dynamic fatigue of the drawn fibers were measured with two different modes of loading
tensile & two-point bending. Draw humidity was found to have a decided impact on dynamic fatigue measured by tensile loading.