• DocumentCode
    2980334
  • Title

    Effect of simulated space radiation on solid-state Brillouin phase conjugate mirrors

  • Author

    Gusarov, A. ; Berghmans, F. ; Brignon, A. ; Richard, S. ; Georges, M. ; Thibert, T. ; Lien, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    SCK-CEN, Mol, Belgium
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    10-14 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    We investigated radiation hardness of phase conjugate mirrors (PCM) based on stimulated Brillouin scattering. Proton- and gamma-irradiated PCMs were tested in a single-frequency flash-lamp pumped Nd:YAG system. PCMs made of Lithosil show a good performance.
  • Keywords
    gamma-ray effects; mirrors; proton effects; gamma irradiation; proton irradiation; radiation hardness; simulated space radiation effect; solid-state Brillouin phase conjugate mirrors; Brillouin scattering; Gain measurement; Glass; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Phase change materials; Pulse measurements; Silicon compounds; Solid modeling; Solid state circuits; Brillouin scattering; LIDAR; phase conjugate mirrors; space radiation environment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2007. RADECS 2007. 9th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Deauville
  • ISSN
    0379-6566
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1704-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.2007.5205480
  • Filename
    5205480