Radiation-induced defects in pure-silica-core optical fibers: a study by confocal Microscopy

Sébastien Girard (1) , B. Vincent (2) , A. Boudrioua (3) , B. Brichard (4) , A. Boukenter (5) , J.-P. Meunier (5) , Y. Ouerdane (5)

1 DCRE CEA - Département de Conception et Réalisation des Experimentations, CEA-DIF
2 LPMIA - Laboratoire de physique des milieux ionisés et applications
3 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes
4 SCK-CEN - Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucléaire
5 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien

We studied by confocal microscopy the radial distributions of the γ-ray radiation-induced point defects in pure-silica core fibers with F-doped claddings. We provide evidence for the non-uniform distribtion of these emitting color centers in the radiation-hardened low and high-Ohoptical fibers.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

Sébastien Girard, B. Vincent, A. Boudrioua, B. Brichard, A. Boukenter, et al.. Radiation-induced defects in pure-silica-core optical fibers: a study by confocal Microscopy. 6th Symposium SiO2 Advanced Dielectrics and Related Devices, Jun 2006, Palermo, Italy. pp.170-171. ⟨ujm-00170860⟩