Mechanical reliability studies of optical fibres under high-dose gamma radiation

Marco Van Uffelen; Yehia El Shazly; Stephen Kukureka; Gerard Kuyt; Elise Regnier; Piet Matthijsse; Francis Berghmans

doi:10.1117/12.666652

Mechanical reliability studies of optical fibres under high-dose gamma radiation

Marco Van Uffelen, Yehia El Shazly, Stephen Kukureka, Gerard Kuyt, Elise Regnier, Piet Matthijsse, Francis Berghmans

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Abstract

In addition to the numerous assessments presented in literature of the radiation-induced optical property changes in optical fibres, we investigate the impact of MGy dose levels on the mechanical properties of different single and multimode fibres. We compare the tensile test and two-point bending test results obtained by two different laboratories with commercially available optical fibres before and after irradiation up to 15 MGy. Our results show a significant strength reduction of about 50 % at high dose levels, relevant for particular applications in nuclear power facilities and in large nuclear physics experiments. This strength reduction seems to depend on both the coating materials and the test conditions, as suggested by the roughening of the outer glass surface of the optical fibre, observed with atomic force microscope (AFM) images.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE: Photonics Europe 2006: Optoelectronics and Photonic Materials
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington, United States
Pages	1-9
Volume	6193
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666652
State	Published - Apr 2006
Event	2006 - SPIE Photonics Europe: Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III (i.e. V) - SPIE Europe, Strasbourg Duration: 3 Apr 2006 → 6 Apr 2006

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	6193
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	2006 - SPIE Photonics Europe
Country/Territory	France
City	Strasbourg
Period	2006-04-03 → 2006-04-06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Van Uffelen, M., El Shazly, Y., Kukureka, S., Kuyt, G., Regnier, E., Matthijsse, P., & Berghmans, F. (2006). Mechanical reliability studies of optical fibres under high-dose gamma radiation. In Proceedings of SPIE: Photonics Europe 2006: Optoelectronics and Photonic Materials (Vol. 6193, pp. 1-9). Article 619303 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6193).. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666652

Van Uffelen, Marco ; El Shazly, Yehia ; Kukureka, Stephen et al. / Mechanical reliability studies of optical fibres under high-dose gamma radiation. Proceedings of SPIE: Photonics Europe 2006: Optoelectronics and Photonic Materials. Vol. 6193 Bellingham, Washington, United States, 2006. pp. 1-9 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Proceedings of SPIE: Photonics Europe 2006: Optoelectronics and Photonic Materials. Vol. 6193 Bellingham, Washington, United States, 2006. p. 1-9 619303 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6193).

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