Title :
Radiation-resistant erbium-doped fiber for spacecraft applications
Author :
Zotov, K.V. ; Likhachev, M.E. ; Tomashuk, A.L. ; Bubnov, M.M. ; Yashkov, M.V. ; Guryanov, A.N. ; Klyamkin, S.N.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Radiation-induced absorption and lasing efficiency of a hermetically coated erbium-doped fiber saturated with molecular hydrogen are studied. It is shown that H2-loading of hermetically coated erbium-doped fibers prolongs their service time in space more than in 5 times, making such fibers promising for space applications.
Keywords :
aerospace materials; erbium; optical fibres; space vehicles; Er; hermetically coated erbium-doped fiber; lasing efficiency; molecular hydrogen; radiation-induced absorption; radiation-resistant erbium-doped fiber; spacecraft application; Absorption; Aluminum; Coatings; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Glass; Hermetic seals; Hydrogen; Optical fiber communication; Space vehicles; EDF; carbon coating; erbium-doped fiber; hydrogen loading; radiation resistance; space applications;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2007. RADECS 2007. 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Deauville
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1704-9
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2007.5205517
