Pulsed X-ray and continuous gamma radiation effects on erbium doped optical fibers properties

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2598-2603

  Tortech, B ^b,c   Gusarov, A ^d   Van Uffelen, M ^d   Bisutti, J ^a,b,e   Girard, S ^a,e   Ouerdane, Y ^b   Boukenter, A ^b   Meunier, J P ^a,b   Berghmans, F ^b,c   Thienpont, H ^b,c  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Erbium; Gamma ray effects; Luminescence; Optical fibers; X ray effects

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; GAMMA RAYS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POINT DEFECTS;

GAMMA-RAY EFFECTS; RADIATION RESPONSES; RADIATION-INDUCED ATTENUATION (RIA); X-RAY EFFECTS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 37249068089     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.908786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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