Dosimetry with optical fibers: results for pure silica, phosphorous, and erbium doped samples

Paul Borgermans; Benoit Brichard; Francis Berghmans; Marc C. Decreton; Konstantin M. Golant; A. L. Thomashuk; Ivan V. Nikolin

doi:10.1117/12.417404

1 March 2001 Dosimetry with optical fibers: results for pure silica, phosphorous, and erbium doped samples

Paul Borgermans, Benoit Brichard, Francis Berghmans, Marc C. Decreton, Konstantin M. Golant, A. L. Thomashuk, Ivan V. Nikolin

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 4204, Fiber Optic Sensor Technology II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417404
Event: Environmental and Industrial Sensing, 2000, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The potential for intrinsic dosimetry with three different fibre types through the gamma ray radiation induced attenuation is investigated with respect to annealing, temperature dependencies, photo-bleaching and, to a limited extent, dose-rate. The radiation sensitivity of these three fibres covers an effective dose range of 0.1 Gy to 100 kGy which makes them suitable for a broad range of nuclear applications. With detailed analysis in both the spectral and temporal domain, it is shown that the long-term annealing effects can be suppressed by exploiting the stability of certain colour centres in the fibre core and adequate interrogation of the induced attenuation at a discrete set of wavelengths. Photo-bleaching is observed by employing a low power white light source (a few microwatts in the fibre) with Erbium doped fibres and when Germanium is added as a co-dopant with Phosphorous fibres. Temperature dependencies during irradiation and annealing are addressed from room temperature to 80 ?C. The Phosphorous and Erbium doped samples exhibit a reverse behaviour: the optical absorption increases with temperature.

Citation Download Citation

Paul Borgermans, Benoit Brichard, Francis Berghmans, Marc C. Decreton, Konstantin M. Golant, A. L. Thomashuk, and Ivan V. Nikolin "Dosimetry with optical fibers: results for pure silica, phosphorous, and erbium doped samples", Proc. SPIE 4204, Fiber Optic Sensor Technology II, (1 March 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417404

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available