Fiber Optic Seals: Glass and Plastic Fiber Optic Safing Systems for International Safeguards and Arms Control Applications

Abstract

The Harry Diamond Laboratories has developed a tamper-resistant/ tamper-indicating safing system for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. The safing system consists of a fiber optic seal and related equipment that assembles, photographs, and identifies the seals in the field. Such seals are needed for the effective use of containment as a safeguards technique and for the protection of unattended instruments used for surveillance at peaceful nuclear facilities. Described are both glass and plastic fiber optic seals that are reliable and simple to assemble in the field. Existing fiber optic seal inspection equipments are evaluated, and a system is proposed for operational use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019898

Entities

People

  • R. R. Ulrich

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Assembly
  • Cameras
  • Comparators
  • Fibers
  • Fingerprints
  • Glass Fibers
  • Identification Systems
  • International Relations
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Military Research
  • O Rings
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographs
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Software Engineering