Mechanical and optical properties of silver-halide infrared transmitting fibers

Abstract This article presents a review of the optical and mechanical properties of infrared transmitting fibers extruded from single crystals of silver-halides at the Applied Physics Group in Tel-Aviv University during the last decade. The optical properties of AgclxBr1-x crystals and fibers include the spectral transmission window, laser power transmission, the change of the power distribution traveling along the fiber, and the laser-induced breakdown. The mechanical properties include the investigation of the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), hardness, and the elastic strain limits of these fibers and their composition dependence. The mechanical properties that involve single and multiple bending of fibers in the plastic and the elastic strain limits are also described.

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