• DocumentCode
    2201431
  • Title

    Radiation hardening of pure-silica-core optical fibers by ultra-high-dose γ-ray pre-irradiation

  • Author

    Griscom, David L.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    18-22 Sep 1995
  • Firstpage
    498
  • Lastpage
    502
  • Abstract
    Optical absorption in SiO2-Core/SiO2:F-Clad fibers was investigated in situ during 60Co γ irradiation. Bands at 610 and <400 nm were first created, then permanently erased by exposures >1 MGy(Si) in the presence of injected visible light (~5 μW)
  • Keywords
    gamma-ray effects; optical fibre losses; optical fibres; radiation hardening (electronics); 1 MGy; 400 nm; 5 muW; 610 nm; SiO2-SiO2:F; optical absorption; pure-silica-core optical fiber; radiation hardening; ultra-high-dose γ-ray pre-irradiation; visible light injection; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Coils; Condition monitoring; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laboratories; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Radiation hardening;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems, 1995. RADECS 95., Third European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Arcachon
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3093-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.1995.509827
  • Filename
    509827