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Analysis of Long-Term Optical Effects in Double-Coated Optical Fibers Induced by Hydrostatic Pressure and Thermal Loading
The hydrostatic pressure and thermal loading simultaneously induced optical effects in double-coated optical fibers in the long-term are analyzed by the viscoelastic theory. Using the Laplace transformation me...
