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A modified method for accurate correlation between the craze density and the optomechanical properties of fibers using pluta microscope
Author(s) -
Sokkar T. Z. N.,
ElFarahaty K. A.,
ElBakary M. A.,
Omar E. Z.,
Hamza A. A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.22645
Subject(s) - materials science , birefringence , microscope , area density , interference (communication) , optics , fiber , optical microscope , composite material , interference microscopy , scanning electron microscope , physics , computer science , channel (broadcasting) , computer network
A modified method was suggested to improve the performance of the Pluta microscope in its nonduplicated mode in the calculation of the areal craze density especially, for relatively low draw ratio (low areal craze density). This method decreases the error that is resulted from the similarity between the formed crazes and the dark fringes of the interference pattern. Furthermore, an accurate method to calculate the birefringence and the orientation function of the drawn fibers via nonduplicated Pluta polarizing interference microscope for high areal craze density (high draw ratio) was suggested. The advantage of the suggested method is to relate the optomechanical properties of the tested fiber with the areal craze density, for the same region of the fiber material. Microsc. Res. Tech. 79:422–430, 2016 . © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.