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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1995.509827
