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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: tommya300 on 09/06/2010 21:39:19

Title: Can Xray radiation damage and degrade the function of glass fiber optics?
Post by: tommya300 on 09/06/2010 21:39:19

Can Xray Radiation damage and degrade the function of glass fiber optics?
If an opera singer can shatter glass...
Is fiber optics sensitive at ultra high frequencies?

Title: Can Xray radiation damage and degrade the function of glass fiber optics?
Post by: Bored chemist on 10/06/2010 06:55:10

Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarization
But it's not much like the opera singer breaking glass.