Title :
H2-Loaded Carbon-Coated Er-Doped Fibre with Enhanced Radiation Resistance
Author :
Tomashuk, A.L. ; Likhachev, M.E. ; Zotov, K.V. ; Bubnov, M.M. ; Semjonov, S.L. ; Yashkov, M.V. ; Guryanov, A.N. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Fibre Optics Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilov St., 119333 Moscow, Russia, tomashuk@fo.gpi.ru
Abstract :
An H2-loaded hermetically carbon-coated Er-doped fibre is found to have a significantly lower optical loss after ¿-irradiation to 2.0 kGy than its H2-free analogue and is therefore argued to be a promising fibre design for space applications.
Keywords :
Absorption; Coatings; Glass; Hermetic seals; Hydrogen; Optical fiber losses; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800905
