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Optical Fiber Coating Evaluations for Composite Embedment Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

David A. Martin*
Affiliation:
Lockheed-California Company, Kelly Johnson Research & Development Center
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Abstract

An emerging growth market for integrated optic devices and data transmission is in non-metallic composite aircraft structures. There is a regional need to identify optical fiber coatings which are suitable for embedment in composite structures. This paper assesses fibers with various coatings for the following: 1) critical structural test performance, 2) reproducibility, and 3) low attenuation when subjected to representative manufacturing and service conditions. A brief discussion of follow-on system verification tests, and an overview of desirable fiber and coating developments to meet future application requirements are also included.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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