Radiation-induced loss of rare earth doped silica fibres

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 3, 1998, Pages 1543-1551

  Henschel, H ^a   Kohn O ^b   Schmidt, H U ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INT   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; STRESSES;

BREAKING STRESS; GRADED INDEX FIBERS; RADIATION INDUCED LOSS; STEP INDEX FIBERS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032100084     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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