An analysis of photobleaching techniques for the radiation hardening of fiber optic data links

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1981, Pages 4095-4101

  Sigel, G H ^a   Friebele, E J ^a   Marrone, M J ^a   Gingerich, M E ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0019701397     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1981.4335681     Document Type: Article

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