Mechanical Properties of Optical Fibers

作者：Paulo Antunes, Ftima Domingues, Marco Granada, Paulo S. Andr� · 发表于：InTech eBooks · 年份：2012 · DOI：10.5772/26515 · 被引用次数：59 · 研究领域：Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors、Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

Nowadays, optical communications are the most requested and preferred telecommunication technology, due to its large bandwidth and low propagation attenuation, when compared with the electric transmission lines. Besides these advantages, the use of optical fibers often represents for the telecom operators a low implementation and