Bimodal character of the strength statistics of lightguides made from quartz glass

Злобин П.А., Ероньян М.А., Хохлов А.В. Двухмодовый характер статистики прочности световодов из кварцевого стекла // Оптический журнал. 2007. Т. 74. № 6. С. 80–81.

Zlobin P.A., Eroniyan M.A., Khokhlov A.V. Bimodal character of the strength statistics of lightguides made from quartz glass [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2007. V. 74. № 6. P. 80–81.

P. A. Zlobin, M. A. Eron’yan, and A. V. Khokhlov, "Bimodal character of the strength statistics of lightguides made from quartz glass," Journal of Optical Technology. 74 (6), 436-437 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.74.000436

This paper shows that the bimodal character of the strength statistics of quartz lightguides is determined by the oxidation-reduction conditions of their fabrication and is caused by the physicochemical state of microimpurities. Impurities that are soluble and insoluble in glass determine, respectively, the high-strength and low-strength states of glass fiber.