Research Progress on Interfacial Residual Stress of Composite Optical Fibers

doi:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2025.1067

Abstract

Abstract:

During the the fabrication of optical fibers， differences in the material parameters between the core and cladding， as well as process factors such as cooling rate and drawing speed， lead to the generation of interfacial residual stress，which significantly affects the optical performance and service life of optical fibers. This paper focuses on the issue of interfacial residual stress in optical fibers， systematically reviews recent research progress on the formation mechanisms and effects of frozen-in residual stress， thermally induced residual stress， and mechanically induced residual stress， achieved through methods such as theoretical analysis， numerical simulation， and physical modeling. Furthermore， characterization techniques for interfacial residual stress， including photoelastic method， micro-Raman spectroscopy， and Brillouin scattering method， are summarized and discussed. The aim is to provide a reference for the preparation of high-performance optical fibers and the precise control and characterization of interfacial residual stress.

Key words: optical fiber, interfacial residual stress, theoretical calculation, numerical simulation, physical modeling, characterization technique

CLC Number:

TN253

FU Wenhao, HUANG Yonggang, SUN Shibing, JIAO Peng, JIN Xiaodong. Research Progress on Interfacial Residual Stress of Composite Optical Fibers[J]. BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY, 2026, 45(3): 1006-1017.

Figures/Tables 13

Table 1 Comparison of three types of residual stresses［4］

Residual stress type	Main source	Main influencing factor
Freeze residual stress	Viscoelastic difference	Cooling rate， viscosity gradient， glass composition
Thermally induced residual stress	Mismatched coefficient of thermal expansion	Difference in thermal expansion coefficient
Mechanical residual stress	Difference between external load and viscoelasticity	Drawing tension， drawing speed， viscosity

Fig.1 Axial stress distribution diagram of optical fiber after annealing for 1 h at different temperatures［6］

Table 2 Transverse thermal residual strain at the cores of three fiber Bragg grating sensors embedded in carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminates calculated using the finite element analysis method at room temperature［14］

FBG sensor type	ε_x /%	ε_y /%	\|ε_x -ε_y \|/%
Uncoated normal FBG sensor	0.058 8	-0.071 0	0.129 8
Polyimide-coated normal FBG sensor	0.048 2	-0.055 6	0.103 8
Polyimide-coated small-diameter FBG sensor	0.042 6	-0.053 4	0.096 0

Fig.2 Distribution characteristics of thermally induced residual stress［15］

Fig.3 Schematic diagram of CO2 engraving grating and simulation results［16］

Fig.4 Numerical simulation results of residual stress［19］

Fig.5 Schematic diagram and experimental test device schematic diagram［20］

Fig.6 Schematic diagram of fiber optic variable diameter system and boundary condition setting［27］

Fig.7 Chemical diagram of random analysis based on sampling［29］

Fig.8 Schematic diagram of experimental device［28］

Fig.9 Value and distribution of residual stresses along

Fig.10 Raman spectra of silicon carbide fiber at different radial direction of SiC fibers， precursor fibers， and stages of CVI manufacturing process［37］ composite materials［35］

Fig.11 Experimental devices for three types of Brillouin scattering［40］

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