Standard glass optical fiber was intentionally damaged and strength tested in tension for a wide range of failure stress values. The mirror/mist boundary on each specimen was measured and compared to the measured failure stress. When the size of the fracture mirror is small compared to the fiber diameter, the well-known linear square root dependence of strength on mirror size was reaffirmed. However, when the mirror size approaches the fiber diameter, this relationship does not hold. The classical relationship overestimates the failure stress for large mirrors. It was determined that the circular shape of the fiber contributes to, but can not fully account for, departure from the classical strength/mirror relationship. A new empirical relationship was developed to enable predictive determinations of failure stress to levels as low as 20 to 25 kpsi (0.14 to 0.17 GPa).
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