Transient Radiation Effects Tests of a Corning Radiation-resistant Optical Filter

· Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force
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Semi-transient and transient radiation-effects tests were performed on a Corning low-loss, radiation-resistant optical fiber. The semi-transient tests, which involved measurement of the fiber transmission during and after irradiation with X-rays, show this fiber to be much more resistant to permanent damage by radiation than other available glass fibers. The transient radiation-effects tests, in which the response of the fiber was measured during and for short times after pulses of X-rays and neutrons, show that the fiber may not be applicable to systems that cannot tolerate operational lapses of a few microseconds duration. This is because the fiber emits fluorescent radiation and shows temporary transmission losses during and shortly after pulses of radiation.

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