Radiation hardened fiber optics for fusion reactor diagnostic systems. Final technical report
Author(s) -
David L. Griscom
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/335206
Subject(s) - cladding (metalworking) , optical fiber , materials science , radiation resistance , irradiation , optics , radiation , composite material , physics , nuclear physics
This final report comprises a brief synopsis of the following original papers published in refereed journals. For further details, these papers themselves should be consulted. (1) ``Fast-neutron radiation effects in a silica-core optical fiber studied by a CCD-camera spectrometer,`` D.L. Griscom, M.E. Gingerich, E.J. Friebele, M. Putnam, and W. Unruh, Appl. Optics 33, 1022-1028 (1994). (2) ``Radiation hardening of pure-silica-core optical fibers by ultra-high-dose {gamma}-ray pre-irradiation,`` D.L. Griscom, J. Appl. Phys. 77, 5008-5013 (1995). (3) ``{gamma}-radiation resistance of aluminum-coated all-silica optical fibers fabricated using different types of silica in the core,`` D.L. Griscom, K.M. Goland, A.L. Tomashuk, D.V.; Pavlov, and Yu.A. Tarabrin, Appl. Phys. Lett. 69, 322-324 (1996). (4) ``{gamma} and fission-reactor radiation effects on the visible-range transparency of aluminum-jacketed, all-silica optical fibers,`` D.L. Griscom, J. Appl. Phys. 80, 2142-2155 (1996). (5) ``Visible/infra-red absorption study in fiber geometry of metastable defect states in high-purity fused silicas,`` D.L. Griscom, Proc. 13th Int`l Conf. on Defects in Insulating Materials, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, July 1996. (6) ``Influence of the cladding thickness on the evolution of the NBOHC band in optical fibers exposed to gamma radiations,`` O. Deparis, D.L. Griscom, P. Megret, M. Decreton, and M. Blondel, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 216, 124-128 (1997)
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