Heat-treatment effect of fused silica optical fiber for improvement of radiation-resistance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5502, Issue , 2004, Pages 176-179

  Toh, K ^a   Shikama, T ^a   Nagata, S ^a   Tsuchiya, B ^a   Yamauchi, M ^b   Nishitani, T ^b   Suzuki, T ^a   Okamoto, K ^a   Ishihara, M ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fast neutron; Gamma ray; Heat treatment; Optical fiber; Transmission loss

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; FUSED SILICA; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COOLING RATES; FAST NEUTRONS; TRANSMISSION LOSS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 5544247672     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.566618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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