title: Correlation of single-mode fiber radiation response and fabrication parameters.
abstract: Statistically significant correlations have been established between certain fabrication parameters of matched clad, single-mode optical fiber waveguides and their response to an ionizing radiation dose of 2000 rad. The reCOVE:ry data measured at -35 degrees C following exposure have been fit to nth-order kinetic behavior where the adjustable parameters are the initial and permanent incremental losses (A(o) and A(f), respectively), the half-life of attenuation tau, and the order of kinetics n. The set of fibers chosen for analysis had Ge-doped silica cores. In fibers with Ge-F-doped silica clads, A(o) correlates with the concentration of Ge-doped into the fiber core; A(f) correlates with the ratio of oxygen to reagents used during core deposition; and tau and n correlate with a two-way interaction of core oxygen and fiber draw speed. In P-F-doped clad fibers, the P concentration has been found to correlate with the order of the kinetics of recovery.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Friebele
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Askins
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gingerich
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Griscom
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Paek
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Schmidt