Abstract
Polymer coated, silica based optical fibers are being rapidly deployed for telecommunications with applications moving rapidly from trunk routes into the distribution plant. The sensitivity of glass strength to water is well recognized as a major reliability concern for optical fibers.1 However, as fibers are used in the loop plant and on customer premises, they are likely to be exposed to a wide variety of chemical environments. These can range from gasoline leaking into underground ducts and manholes to chemicals such as acetone used to clean fibers in some splicing procedures to household cleaners containing ammonia inadvertently splashed on fibers.
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