Low-Temperature Aging of Zirconia Ferrules for Optical Connectors

Michael J. Lance; Eva M. Vogel; Leslie A. Reith; W. Roger Cannon

doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb01085.x

Low-Temperature Aging of Zirconia Ferrules for Optical Connectors

Michael J. Lance, Eva M. Vogel, Leslie A. Reith, W. Roger Cannon

Nuclear Energy Materials Microanalysis

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Zirconia ferrules for optical connectors were examined after aging at 85°C and 95% relative humidity. Two degradation mechanisms were the roughening and the deformation of the zirconia ferrule surface. Raman microscopy revealed that this relatively low-temperature degradation of zirconia ferrules is caused by the tetragonal to monoclinic transformation of zirconia, and is accelerated by stress relief during polishing. The surface upheavals associated with low-temperature aging may significantly degrade the performance of optical connectors over time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2731-2733
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume	84
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb01085.x
State	Published - Nov 2001

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