Title :
Radiation-induced attenuation of high-OH optical fibers after hydrogen treatment in the presence of ionizing radiation
Author :
Lyons, P.B. ; Looney, L.D.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., UK
Abstract :
High purity, high-OH, optical fibers were irradiated in a hydrogen atmosphere to explore hydrogen binding into defects created by the ionizing radiation. Significant improvements in subsequent measurements of radiation-induced attenuation were observed
Keywords :
diffusion in solids; gamma-ray effects; hydrogen; optical fibre testing; optical losses; H permeation; SiO2:H; gamma-ray irradiation; high-OH optical fibers; ionizing radiation; radiation-induced attenuation; Absorption; Attenuation measurement; Hydrogen; Ionizing radiation; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Silicon compounds; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and its Effects on Devices and Systems, 1991. RADECS 91., First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
La Grande-Motte
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0208-7
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1991.213567
