Radiation-Induced-Defects Localization in Single-Mode Optical Fibers

Abstract:

We studied the defects at the origins of the permanent radiation-induced attenuation in four g-rays irradiated single-mode germanosilicate optical fibers (~1 MeV; 1.2 kGy; 0.3 Gy/s) in the spectral range 400 - 1700 nm. We determined the wavelength dependence of the following cladding codopant influences: germanium (0.3 %), phosphorus (0.3 %), fluorine (0.3 %) on the germanosilicate (13 %) fiber radiation responses. We identified some of the different color centers produced by g-rays and we evaluated their localization in the fiber cross-section through the determination of the radial distribution of the radiation-induced absorption at 633 nm. We also evidenced the strong interactions between these three codopants. In particular, our results showed that the properties of the phosphorus-related color centers, which mainly determine the fiber infrared radiation sensitivity, are strongly influenced by the germanium- and fluorine-codoping.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 480-481)
• Pages: 329-332
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.480-481.329
• Online since: March 2005
• Authors: Sylvain Girard, A. Boukenter, Y. Ouerdane, J.-P. Meunier
• Keywords: Absorption Spectra, Color Center, Irradiation Effects, Optical Fibre

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