Radiation-Induced Losses and Emission of Quartz-Polymer Optical Fiber in Bremsstrahlung γ-Radiation Field

Author

Akchurin, N. ; Ashurov, M.Kh. ; Baydjanov, M.I. ; Gasanov, E.M. ; Ivanov, N. ; Nuritdinov, I. ; Rustamov, I.R. ; Safarov, A.N. ; Salikhbayev, U.S. ; Suleymanov, R.D. ; Yuldashev, B.S.

Author_Institution

Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock

Volume

54

Issue

5

fYear

2007

Firstpage

1812

Lastpage

1815

Abstract

The radiation hardness of a polymer-clad fused-silica core optical fiber is investigated at a dose rate of ~10 R/s with bremsstrahlung photons. Optical transmission recovery rates are measured for different integrated doses in fast (minutes) and slow (hours) time scales. Formation of color centers and their emission characteristics under gamma irradiation are also investigated.

Keywords

bremsstrahlung; colour centres; gamma-ray effects; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; photoluminescence; polymer fibres; quartz; bremsstrahlung gamma-radiation field; bremsstrahlung photons; color centers; emission characteristics; fused-silica core optical fiber; gamma irradiation; integrated doses; luminescence; optical transmission recovery rates; polymer-clad optical fiber; quartz-polymer optical fiber; radiation hardness; radiation-induced emission; radiation-induced losses; Atom optics; Collision mitigation; Electron beams; Nuclear physics; Optical buffering; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Radiation detectors; Stimulated emission; Luminescence; optical fibers; optical losses; radiation detectors; radiation effects;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2007.905177

Filename

4346688