Title :
Radiation-hardened pure silica-core fibre optics
Author :
West, R.H. ; Lenham, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Royal Military College of Scinece, Swindon, UK
Abstract :
Transmission losses induced by ionising radiation in fibre opties having cores drawn from pure synthetic silica may be reduced by pre-exposure to large hardening doses. Characteristics of the hardened fibres are described and the necessary features of the hardening irradiations identified.
Keywords :
losses; radiation hardening; silicon compounds; hardening irradiations; ionising radiation; large hardening doses; pre-exposure; pure synthetic silica; transmission losses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830424
