DocumentCode
1238451
Title
Ionization-induced nonequivalent absorption in a birefringent silica fiber
Author
Taylor, E.W. ; Wilson, V.R. ; Vigil, M.L. ; Lemire, R.A. ; Thompson, E.E.
Author_Institution
Air Force Weapons Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Volume
1
Issue
8
fYear
1989
Firstpage
248
Lastpage
249
Abstract
The response of a single-mode highly birefringent fiber, operating at a wavelength of 1.3 mu m and irradiated by a source of 200 MeV pulsed protons, is presented. The fiber fast and slow axes of birefringence were optically excited and observed to exhibit transient absorption at different rates which scaled linearly over the pulsed exposure range of 2.6-17.4 krad (Si). Mechanisms possibly affecting the fiber birefringence are discussed including the introduction of transient electric and magnetic fields arising from the ionizing radiation.<>
Keywords
birefringence; light absorption; optical fibres; proton effects; silicon compounds; 1.3 micron; 200 MeV; ionization induced nonequivalent absorption; ionizing radiation; magnetic fields; pulsed exposure range; pulsed protons; silica; single mode highly birefringent SiO/sub 2/ fiber; transient absorption; transient electric fields; Absorption; Birefringence; Coils; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Protons; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.36057
Filename
36057
Link To Document