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 :
Division of Media and Network Technologies, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan
Abstract :
Using kinetic-based models we show that photonic crystal fiber Bragg gratings (PCFBGs) 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 :
Absorption; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Inductors; Instruments; Kinetic theory; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Radiation monitoring; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431290
