Analog lightwave links for detector front-ends at the LHC

Baird, A; Dowell, J; Duthie, P

doi:10.1109/23.467776

Title: Analog lightwave links for detector front-ends at the LHC

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Lightwave links are being developed for volume application in the transfer of analog signals from the tracking detector front-ends to the readout electronics. The links are based on electro-optic intensity modulators which are mounted on detectors and connected by optical fibers to remotely located transceivers (lasers and photoreceivers). The modulators are 3--5 semiconductor reflective devices based on multi-quantum well structures. The transceivers will be integrated devices of a novel design. Modulator prototypes have been fabricated and tested. Neutron and {gamma}-ray irradiation studies have been performed on modulators and fibers. The main results achieved so far are reported and key system issues are reviewed. This work is part of the CERN DRDC project RD23 project RD23.

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Baird, A ^[1]; Dowell, J ^[2]; Duthie, P ^[3]

Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Birmingham (United Kingdom). School of Physics and Space Research
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Publication Date:: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI Identifier:: 136920

Report Number(s):: CONF-941061-
Journal ID: IETNAE; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 96:001022

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 42; Journal Issue: 4Pt1; Conference: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, Norfolk, VA (United States), 30 Oct - 5 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; CERN LHC; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; DATA TRANSMISSION; DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; READOUT SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE

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                    Baird, A, Dowell, J, and Duthie, P. Analog lightwave links for detector front-ends at the LHC.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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                    Baird, A, Dowell, J, & Duthie, P. Analog lightwave links for detector front-ends at the LHC.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/23.467776

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@article{osti_136920,

  title        = {Analog lightwave links for detector front-ends at the LHC},

  author       = {Baird, A and Dowell, J and Duthie, P},

  abstractNote = {Lightwave links are being developed for volume application in the transfer of analog signals from the tracking detector front-ends to the readout electronics. The links are based on electro-optic intensity modulators which are mounted on detectors and connected by optical fibers to remotely located transceivers (lasers and photoreceivers). The modulators are 3--5 semiconductor reflective devices based on multi-quantum well structures. The transceivers will be integrated devices of a novel design. Modulator prototypes have been fabricated and tested. Neutron and {gamma}-ray irradiation studies have been performed on modulators and fibers. The main results achieved so far are reported and key system issues are reviewed. This work is part of the CERN DRDC project RD23 project RD23.},

  doi          = {10.1109/23.467776},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/136920},
  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science},
number       = 4Pt1,

  volume       = 42,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},

  month        = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}

}

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