Reliability issues for optical fibre technology in nuclear applications

F. Berghmans; B. Brichard; Alberto Fernandez Fernandez; M. Van Uffelen

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264626

Reliability issues for optical fibre technology in nuclear applications

F. Berghmans, B. Brichard, Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, M. Van Uffelen

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Abstract

The deployment of optical fibre networks for communication and monitoring in nuclear environments, including nuclear power plants, future thermonuclear power reactor buildings and even spacecrafts is a very particular issue. A major reliability problem when dealing with photonics in these environments is the presence of nuclear radiation fields. It is well known that electronic or photonic components may suffer from exposure to high-energy radiation. Any resulting system malfunctions might have dramatic consequences on safety and cost and it is therefore essential to investigate the reliability of optical communication devices exposed to radiation. In this paper, we try to summarize the degradation mechanisms of state-of-the-art fibre optic components. We illustrate these findings with recent results obtained on commercially available optical fibre components.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2003
Editors	Marian Marciniak
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	252-257
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	0780378164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264626
State	Published - 2003
Event	2003 - ICTON: 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks - Warsaw Duration: 29 Jun 2003 → 3 Jul 2003

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume	1
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-7339

Conference

Conference	2003 - ICTON
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Warsaw
Period	2003-06-29 → 2003-07-03

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Berghmans, F., Brichard, B., Fernandez Fernandez, A., & Van Uffelen, M. (2003). Reliability issues for optical fibre technology in nuclear applications. In M. Marciniak (Ed.), Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2003 (pp. 252-257). Article 1264626 (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks; Vol. 1). IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264626

Berghmans, F. ; Brichard, B. ; Fernandez Fernandez, Alberto et al. / Reliability issues for optical fibre technology in nuclear applications. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2003. editor / Marian Marciniak. IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery, 2003. pp. 252-257 (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks).

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Berghmans, F , Brichard, B, Fernandez Fernandez, A & Van Uffelen, M 2003, Reliability issues for optical fibre technology in nuclear applications. in M Marciniak (ed.), Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2003., 1264626, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, vol. 1, IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 252-257, 2003 - ICTON, Warsaw, Poland, 2003-06-29. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264626

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Berghmans F , Brichard B, Fernandez Fernandez A, Van Uffelen M. Reliability issues for optical fibre technology in nuclear applications. In Marciniak M, editor, Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2003. IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery. 2003. p. 252-257. 1264626. (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks). doi: 10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264626