• DocumentCode
    3148698
  • Title

    Radiation testing of optical fibers for the Space Station

  • Author

    Greenwell, Roger A. ; Scott, David M. ; Chapman, John E. ; Mattison, John E.

  • Author_Institution
    Science & Engineering Associates, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    9-12 Sep 1991
  • Firstpage
    383
  • Lastpage
    386
  • Abstract
    Testing began in 1989 to qualify fibers for the natural space environment for high speed, data transmission interconnects on the Space Station. Fibers identified for Space Station systems must qualify over temperature extremes and natural space radiation effects. The authors address the adverse space environmental effects of external temperatures acquired from the LDEF experiment and radiation levels based on Space Station specifications
  • Keywords
    aerospace testing; gamma-ray effects; optical fibre testing; optical links; radiation effects; space vehicles; -65 to 85 degC; Space Station; adverse space environmental effects; data transmission interconnects; gamma-ray effect; high speed; long duration test facility; natural space environment; optical fibers; radiation testing; Aerospace testing; Laboratories; NASA; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Radiation effects; Space stations; Temperature; Ultraviolet sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.1991.213570
  • Filename
    213570