The effects of gamma-radiation on the properties of Brillouin scattering in standard Ge-doped optical fibres

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1091-1094

  Alasia, Dario ^a   Fernandez Fernandez, Alberto ^b   Abrardi, Laura ^a   Brichard, Benǒit ^b   Thévenaz, Luc ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brillouin scattering; Distributed measurements; Fibre optics sensors; Ionizing radiation; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZING RADIATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENTS; FIBRE OPTICS SENSORS; INDUCED SHIFT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZING RADIATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 33646176787     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/5/S25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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