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Materials Effects on the Radiation Sensitivity of Single Mode Optical Fibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

E. J. Friebele
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375
C. G. Askins
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375
M. E. Gingerich
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375
C. M. Shaw
Affiliation:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802
W. H. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824
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Abstract

Statistically significant correlations have been established between certain fabrication parameters of matched clad single mode fiber waveguides and the induced attenuation and recovery kinetics following exposure to an ionizing radiation dose.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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