KARAKTERISASI SIFAT MEKANIK SERAT OPTIK BERBASIS POLIMER YANG DIFABRIKASI MENGGUNAKAN METODE DOUBLE CRUCIBLE DENGAN FAKTOR VARIASI KETINGGIAN CRUCIBLE

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IRWAN ANDRIYANTO - M0204032 -

ABSTRACT Research about fabrication of plastic optical fiber has produced a set fabrication tool have the shape of fiber drawing with height 250 cm. Fiber drawing that used for fabrication refer to double crucible method. With fiber drawing referred has been conducted fabrication test by using polyprophylene as core and polymer adhesive (glue gun) as cladding. Polymer determination as core and cladding is relied on test of materials refracting index. Measurement Result shows refracting index polyprophylene 1,494 bigger than refracting index glue gun 1,490. Fabrication are conducted with height variation crucible to temperature and attraction speed constant. From fibre that produced conducted diameter measurement and characteristic test of mechanical. Research result shows negative correlation between height variation crucible and diameter core and slope -0,08. Value of fibre elasticity modulus tends to show uniformed value, not base on height variation in course of fabrication core and also veneering core with cladding. Keyword : Fabrication, double crucible, plastic optical fiber, height, elasticity.