Radiation-Induced Defects in Fluorine-doped Silica-Based Optical Fibers: Influence of the H2-Loading

Sébastien Girard (1) , C. Marcandella (1) , G. Origlio (2, 3) , Y. Ouerdane (2) , A. Boukenter (2) , J.-P. Meunier (2)

1 DCRE CEA - Département de Conception et Réalisation des Experimentations, CEA-DIF
2 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien [Saint Etienne]
3 DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE FISICHE ED ASTRONOMICHE, UNIVERSITà DI PALERMO - Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche ed Astronomiche, Università di Palermo

We investigated the effects of 10-keV X-ray radiation on the transmission properties of F-doped optical fibers in the 200-850 nm range of wavelengths (1.5 – 6 eV). The influence of a H2-loading of the fiber on its radiation sensitivity is also presented.

Keywords: radiation effects; fluorine; optical fibers; hydrogen; point defects

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

Sébastien Girard, C. Marcandella, G. Origlio, Y. Ouerdane, A. Boukenter, et al.. Radiation-Induced Defects in Fluorine-doped Silica-Based Optical Fibers: Influence of the H2-Loading. SiO2-2008, 7th symposium on Advanced Dielectrics and Related Devices, Jun 2008, Saint-etienne, France. pp.173-174. ⟨ujm-00297840⟩