An introduction to radiation effects on optical components and fiber optic sensors

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 127-165

  Berghmans, Francis ^a   Brichard, Benoît ^a   Fernandez, Alberto Fernandez ^a   Gusarov, Andrei ^a   Uffelen, Marco Van ^a   Girard, Sylvain ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Laser diode; Light emitting diode; Optical components; Optical fiber sensor; Radiation effects; Temperature sensor; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349084694     PISSN: 18746500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6952-9_6     Document Type: Article

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