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 …

The impact of gamma irradiation on optical fibers identified using long period gratings

F Esposito, A Stancalie, A Srivastava… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper compares the impact of gamma irradiation on various optical fibers, where the
evolution in their optical properties could be identified using long period gratings (LPG) …

Upgraded fiber-optic sensor system for dynamic strain measurement in spallation neutron source

Y Liu, DE Winder, B Qi, CD Long, W Lu - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe an upgraded fiber-optic sensor system and its performance in measuring the
dynamic strains in a mercury target of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). Strains result …

Operating temperature range of phosphorous-doped optical fiber dosimeters exploiting infrared radiation-induced attenuation

A Morana, C Campanella, E Marin… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Point or distributed optical fiber (OF)-based dosimeters can exploit the observed linear
dependence of the radiation-induced attenuation (RIA) at 1550 nm in phosphosilicate OFs to …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric neutron monitoring through optical fiber-based sensing

S Girard, A Morana, C Hoehr, M Trinczek, J Vidalot… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The potential of fiber-based sensors to monitor the fluence of atmospheric neutrons is
evaluated through accelerated tests at the TRIUMF Neutron Facility (TNF)(BC, Canada) …

Photobleaching effect on infrared radiation-induced attenuation of germanosilicate optical fibers at MGy dose levels

C Campanella, A Guttilla, A Morana… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigated the radiation-induced attenuation (RIA) at 1550 nm under X-rays in two
single-mode germanosilicate optical fibers (OFs): the Corning SMF-28e+ and a homemade …

Combined temperature and radiation effects on the gain of Er-and Er–Yb-doped fiber amplifiers

M Aubry, A Morana, L Mescia, J Mekki… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigated the coupled radiation and temperature effect on the gain degradation of
erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and erbium-ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier (EYDFA) …

High precision radiation induced attenuation measurements enabled by improved phase shifted fiber loop ring-down system

D Zheng, Z Wang, S Li, B Zhao… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radiation measurement is critical in ensuring astronauts' safety during space exploration.
Although various radiation monitoring techniques have been developed, achieving high …

Radiation monitoring with radiosensitive pure-silica core ultra-low loss optical fiber

L Weninger, A Morana, C Campanella… - … on Nuclear Science, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a new prospect for radiation detection exploiting the high radiation
sensitivity of an ultralow-loss pure-silica core optical fiber (ULL-PSCF). This fiber exhibits …

Investigation of Ge/P-doped Silica Optical Fibres for Radiation Sensing

K Kandemir, E Tagkoudi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The distributed optical fiber radiation sensor (DOFRS) developed by CERN is a key
technology for the spatially continuous and real-time monitoring of radiation dose in harsh …