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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2007. RADECS 2007. 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Deauville
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1704-9
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2007.5205480
