High total dose gamma and neutron radiation tolerance of VCSEL assemblies

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4823, Issue , 2002, Pages 162-171

  Berghmans, Francis ^a,b   Uffelen, Marco Van ^a   Decréton, Marc ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fiber optics; Gamma radiation; Neutron radiation; Radiation effects; Remote handling; Thermonuclear fusion reactor; VCSEL; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; FIBER OPTICS; FUSION REACTORS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; THERMONUCLEAR FUSION REACTORS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

LASERS;

EID: 0036995570     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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