Title :
Radiation reliability of rare earth doped optical fibers for laser communication systems (LT)
Author :
Ahrens, R.G. ; Abate, J.A. ; Jaques, J.J. ; Presby, H.M. ; Fields, A.B. ; DiGiovanni, D.J. ; Windeler, R.S. ; Kannan, S. ; LuValle, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Gov. Solution, AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of an optical communication system in a radiation environment poses unique reliability issues. These issues include the effects of radiation dose rate and total radiation exposure on optical fiber performance. For a radiation reliability study, one must investigate these effects along with mitigating effects such as thermal and optical annealing. We present results from an ongoing reliability investigation of the effects of ionizing radiation on rare earth doped optical fiber designed for use in optical fiber amplifier systems
Keywords :
annealing; optical cables; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; radiation hardening; rare earth metals; telecommunication network reliability; laser communication systems; optical annealing; optical communication system; optical fiber amplifier systems; optical fiber performance; radiation dose rate; radiation environment; radiation hardened optical fibres; radiation reliability; rare earth doped optical fibers; thermal annealing; total radiation exposure; Fiber lasers; Optical devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference Proceedings, 1999. MILCOM 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlantic City, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5538-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1999.822773
