The role of fluorine-doped cladding in radiation-induced absorption of silica optical fibers

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 III, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1410-1413

  Zabezhailov, M O ^a   Tomashuk, A L ^a   Nikolin, I V ^a   Golant, K M ^a  

^a FIBER OPTICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Nonbridging oxygen; Optical fiber; Radiation color center; Radiation induced absorption

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORINE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OPTICAL FIBERS; OXYGEN; SILICA;

CORE-CLADDING INTERFACE; FLUORINE DOPED CLADDING; NONBRIDGING OXYGEN; RADIATION COLOR CENTER; RADIATION-INDUCED ABSORPTION;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0036624454     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.1039675     Document Type: Article

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