Gamma-Ray Radiation Hardened Properties of Pure Silica Core Single-Mode Fiber and Its Data Link System in Radioactive Environments

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 289-294

  Kyoto, Michihisa ^a   Chigusa, Yoshiki ^a   Ohe, Masaharu ^a   Go, Hisao ^a   Watanabe, Minoru ^a   Matsubara, Takeo ^a   Yamamoto, Takao ^b   Okamoto, Shinichi ^b  

^a SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSMISSION; GAMMA RAYS--EFFECTS; SILICA--APPLICATIONS;

DATA LINK SYSTEM; FIBER INDUCED LOSS; GAMMA-RAY RADIATION HARDENED PROPERTIES; PURE SILICA CORE SINGLE-MODE FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0026839681     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.124489     Document Type: Article

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