• DocumentCode
    1680339
  • Title

    Fiber amplifier performance in γ-radiation environment

  • Author

    Alam, M. ; Abramczyk, J. ; Madasamy, P. ; Torruellas, W. ; Sanchez, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Nufern, 7 Airport Park Road, E. Granby, CT 07067. Tel: (860) 408-5000, Fax: (860) 4080-5080, email: malam@nufern.com
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Fiber based amplifiers are being considered for use on low earth orbiting (LEO) satellites for next generation communication systems. This paper deals with evaluation of the performance of an Er/Yb based fiber amplifier in γ-radiation environment.
  • Keywords
    Coatings; Erbium; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds; Tensile stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348557
  • Filename
    4348557