Interlaboratory Comparison of Radiation-Induced Attenuation in Optical Fibers. Part II: Steady-State Exposures

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 967-976

  Taylor, Edward W ^a   Friebele, E Joseph ^b   Henschel, Henning ^c   West, Ronald H ^d   Krinsky, Jeffrey A ^e   Barnes, C E ^f  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Fraunhofer Insitut für Naturwissenschaftlich Technische Trendanalysen ^*  (Germany)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^f AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS--EFFECTS;

GRADED INDEX FIBERS; MODE SCRAMBLING; MODE STRIPPING; RADIATION-INDUCED ATTENUATION; SILICA CORE MULTIMODE FIBER; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0025449443     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.54517     Document Type: Article

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