Optical fibres for high radiation dose environments

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 510-516

  Henschel, H ^a   Kohn O ^a   Schmidt, H U ^a   Bawirzanski, E ^a   Landers, A ^a  

^a Fraunhofer Int Appelsgarten Siecor GmbH&Co KG Austraße ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LOSSES; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FIBERS; STRESSES;

BREAKING STRESS; GRADED INDEX FIBERS; HYDROXIDE; MULTIMODE STEP INDEX FIBER; RADIATION HARDNESS; SINGLE MODE FIBER; WAVELENGTH;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0028445750     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.299791     Document Type: Article

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