Behavior of Random Hole Optical Fibers under Gamma Ray Irradiation and Its Potential Use in Radiation Sensing Applications.docVIP

Sensors 2007, 7, 676-688 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 ? 2007 by MDPI /sensors Full Research Paper Behavior of Random Hole Optical Fibers under Gamma Ray Irradiation and Its Potential Use in Radiation Sensing Applications Bassam Alfeeli 1,2*, Gary Pickrell 1,2, Marc A. Garland 3 and Anbo Wang 2 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: alfeeli@. pickrell@. 2 Virginia Tech Center for Photonics Technology, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: awang@. 3 Nuclear Science and Technology Division, Oa