Mechanisms of Radiation Damage Generated by Ionizing Radiation in Optical Waveguides

Abstract

Radiation damage generated by ionizing radiation (UV- and gamma- radiation) was studied in a variety of optical preforms and fiber-optic waveguides. The materials investigated included germanium-doped silica preforms and fibers, fluorine-doped silica, and heavy metal fluoride glass. Radiation damage and aging effects in bulk and fiber were also investigated. Electron paramagnetic resonance and optical spectroscopies were used to study the centers generated by the ionizing radiation. A parallel study of the intrinsic bonding defects in SiO2 films grown by a variety of techniques was also carried out.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198030

Entities

People

  • Robert N. Schwartz

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystal Structure
  • Diffraction
  • Fluoride Glass
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics