10 keV X-ray radiation effects on Yb- and Er/Yb-doped optical fibers: A micro-luminescence study

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7004, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Girard, Sylvain ^a   Ouerdane, Youcef ^b   Marcandella, Claude ^a   Robin, Thierry ^c   Boukenter, Aziz ^b   Cadier, Benoit ^c   Meunier, Jean Pierre ^b   Tortech, Blandine ^b   Crochet, Patrice ^c  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c IXblue   (France)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Erbium; Optical fibers; Radiation; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DETECTORS; ERBIUM; FIBER OPTICS; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SENSORS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); X RAY OPTICS;

(060.2410) FIBERS; AL DOPING; DOPED FIBERS; HOST MATRICES; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; RADIATION LEVELS; RADIATION RESPONSES; RARE EARTH (RE) DOPING; RARE-EARTH(III) IONS; SIGNAL WAVELENGTHS; SPACE MISSIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC CHANGES; X RAY RADIATIONS;

FIBERS;

EID: 45549102619     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.786020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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