Title :
Employment of high-purity silica glass and optical fibers as radiation sensors
Author :
Chernyavskaja, Elina A. ; Saetchnikov, Vladimir A. ; Yanukovich, Tatiana P.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Appl. Phys. Problems, Byelorussian State Univ., Minsk, Byelorussia
Abstract :
Spectroscopic parameters of high-purity silica glasses and fibers made by sol-gel technology have been investigated. Optical absorption of glasses was measured on Specord-M4O. For the investigation of optical fibers new device has been designed. The light source is a solid state laser with parametric changing of frequency. The optical signal is registered by spectrometer connected with IBM PC. Absorption bands are formed near 4.6, 2.0, 1.7 eV when glasses and fibers are subjected to γ-rays. This absorption bands are considered to be due to nonbridging oxygen hole centers
Keywords :
defect absorption spectra; fibre optic sensors; gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray effects; optical glass; SiO2; gamma ray irradiation; nonbridging oxygen hole center; optical absorption; optical fiber; radiation sensor; silica glass; sol-gel technology; spectroscopic parameters; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Employment; Glass; Light sources; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739793
