Recent advances in radiation-hardened fiber-based technologies for space applications

S Girard, A Morana, A Ladaci, T Robin, L Mescia… - Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this topical review, the recent progress on radiation-hardened fiber-based technologies is
detailed, focusing on examples for space applications. In the first part of the review, we …

Fiber optic sensors for harsh and high radiation environments in aerospace applications

A Rovera, A Tancau, N Boetti, MDL Dalla Vedova… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the upcoming space revolutions aiming at the implementation of automated, smart, and
self-aware crewless vehicles and reusable spacecraft, sensors play a significant role in the …

Radiation effects on fiber Bragg gratings: vulnerability and hardening studies

A Morana, E Marin, L Lablonde, T Blanchet, T Robin… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are point optical fiber sensors that allow the monitoring of a
diversity of environmental parameters, eg, temperature or strain. Several research groups …

Radiation effects on fiber gratings

A Gusarov, SK Hoeffgen - IEEE Transactions on nuclear …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fiber Bragg and long period gratings are photonic components that find numerous
applications in telecommunication and sensing. In some cases, such as space, high-energy …

Radiation resistant fiber Bragg grating in random air-line fibers for sensing applications in nuclear reactor cores

MAS Zaghloul, M Wang, S Huang, C Hnatovsky… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports the testing results of radiation resistant fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in
random air-line (RAL) fibers in comparison with FBGs in other radiation-hardened fibers …

Temperature monitoring of nuclear reactor cores with multiplexed fiber Bragg grating sensors

AF Fernandez, AI Gusarov, B Brichard… - Optical …, 2002 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In-core temperature measurement is a critical issue for the safe operation of nuclear
reactors. Classical thermocouples require shielded connections and are known to drift under …

An introduction to radiation effects on optical components and fiber optic sensors

F Berghmans, B Brichard, AF Fernandez… - … waveguide sensing and …, 2008 - Springer
AN INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION EFFECTS ON OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND FIBER
OPTIC SENSORS FRANCIS BERGHMANS* SCK·CEN, Boeretang 200, B Page 1 127 WJ Bock …

Fibre Bragg gratings as high dose radiation sensors?

K Krebber, H Henschel, U Weinand - Measurement Science and …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We have measured for the first time the shift of the Bragg wavelength and other parameters
of fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) exposed to γ-radiation up to a dose of 100 kGy at different …

Dose-rate dependencies in gamma-irradiated fiber Bragg grating filters

AF Fernandez, B Brichard… - … on Nuclear Science, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wavelength-division multiplexed fiber-optic links could find applications in various radiation
environments. The space industry, for example, could benefit from radiation-tolerant high …

Development of highly radiation resistant fiber Bragg gratings

H Henschel, D Grobnic, SK Hoeffgen… - … on Nuclear Science, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fiber Bragg gratings with a radiation-induced wavelength shift of<; 5 pm up to gamma doses
of 1 MGy were written with a femtosecond IR laser into Ge-free radiation hard optical fibers …