Accession Number:
ADA001703
Title:
Radiation Effects in Fiber Optic Waveguides.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Corporate Author:
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1974-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
93.0
Abstract:
A comprehensive review is presented on the effects of ionizing radiation on the performance of fiber optic cables, and on the materials used for fabrication of optical fibers. This includes a summary of the permanent and transient radiation-induced losses in optical transmission of state of the art fibers, a detailed discussion of the mechanisms responsible for the losses observed, and a report on inhouse materials development to achieve radiation hardened fiber optic glasses.
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Subject Categories:
- Radioactivity, Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products
- Fiber Optics and Integrated Optics
- Solid State Physics