• DocumentCode
    3431012
  • Title

    Large Core Fibers for Short-Distance Communication in Radiation Fields

  • Author

    Law, Susan H. ; Fleming, Simon C. ; McKenzie, David R. ; Suchowerska, Natalka ; Lambert, Jamil ; Yin, Yongbai

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    24-27 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The intensity of Cerenkov radiation transmitted along a step index, a graded index and an air core polymer optical fiber are compared. It is demonstrated that air core fibers are free from background Cerenkov signal.
  • Keywords
    Cherenkov radiation; gradient index optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical polymers; Cerenkov radiation; air core polymer optical fiber; graded index; radiation fields; short-distance communication; Australia; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Physics; Radiation detectors; Refractive index; Signal generators; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-3-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-3-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519109
  • Filename
    4519109