• DocumentCode
    3022252
  • Title

    Radiation Dose Enhancement in Photonic Crystal Fiber Bragg Gratings: Towards Photo-Ionization Monitoring of Irradiation Sources in Harsh Nuclear Power Reactors

  • Author

    Florous, Nikolaos John ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Murao, Tadashi ; Koshiba, Masanori

  • Author_Institution
    Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using kinetic-based models we show that photonic crystal fiber Bragg gratings (PCF-BGs) can exhibit enhanced dose-rate absorption capabilities, in comparison to conventional BGs. The modeling aims to assess the physical-mechanisms defining the response to nuclear-radiation.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; fibre optic sensors; gamma-ray effects; nuclear power stations; photoionisation; photonic crystals; enhanced dose-rate absorption; harsh nuclear power reactors; irradiation sources; kinetic-based models; nuclear-radiation; photo-ionization monitoring; photonic crystal fiber Bragg gratings; physical-mechanisms; radiation dose enhancement; Absorption; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Inductors; Instruments; Kinetic theory; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Radiation monitoring; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453513
  • Filename
    4453513