Influence of fiber composition and grating fabrication on the radiation sensitivity of fiber Bragg gratings

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2235-2242

  Henschel, Henning ^a   Hoeffgen, Stefan K ^a   Krebber, Katerina ^b   Kuhnhenn, Jochen ^a   Weinand, Udo ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INT   (Germany)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg gratings; Gamma radiation; Optical fiber sensor; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBERS; HYDROGEN;

ANNEALING CONDITIONS; BRAGG WAVELENGTH SHIFTS; FABRICATION PARAMETERS; FIBER BRAGG; FIBER COMPOSITION; GAMMA RADIATION; GRATING FABRICATION; HYDROGEN LOADINGS; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; LASER INTENSITIES; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SENSITIVITY; RADIATION-INDUCED ATTENUATION; TYPE II;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 53349091783     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2008.2001039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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