Comparison of radiation-induced transmission degradation of borosilicate crown optical glass from four different manufacturers

Andrei Gusarov; Dominic Doyle; Leonid Glebov; Francis Berghmans

doi:10.1117/12.619199

24 August 2005 Comparison of radiation-induced transmission degradation of borosilicate crown optical glass from four different manufacturers

Andrei Gusarov, Dominic Doyle, Leonid Glebov, Francis Berghmans

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Proceedings Volume 5897, Photonics for Space Environments X; 58970I (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619199
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Space-born optical systems must be tolerant to radiation to guarantee that the required system performance is maintained during prolonged mission times. The radiation-induced absorption in optical glasses is often related with the presence of impurities, which are, intentionally or not, introduced during the manufacturing process. Glass manufacturers use proprietary fabrication processes and one can expect that the radiation sensitivity of nominally identical optical glasses from different manufacturers is different. We studied the gamma-radiation induced absorption of several crown glasses with n_d ≈ 1.516 and v_d ≈ 64, i.e. NBK7 (Schott), S-BSL7 (Ohara), BSC 517642 (Pilkington) and K8 (Russia). NBK7 recently replaced the well-known BK7. We therefore also compared the radiation response of NBK7 and BK7 glass. Our results show that whereas the glasses are optically similar before irradiation, they show a different induced absorption after irradiation and also different post-radiation recovery kinetics. Taking these differences into account can help to improve the radiation tolerance of optical systems for space applications.

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Andrei Gusarov, Dominic Doyle, Leonid Glebov, and Francis Berghmans "Comparison of radiation-induced transmission degradation of borosilicate crown optical glass from four different manufacturers", Proc. SPIE 5897, Photonics for Space Environments X, 58970I (24 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619199

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