Author/Authors :
Andrieux، نويسنده , , P. and Dinkespiler، نويسنده , , B. and Lundquist، نويسنده , , J. and Martin، نويسنده , , O. and Pearce، نويسنده , , M.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser diodes (VCSELs) are being investigated for use in the on-detector transmitters of the ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter optical read-out links. The radiation tolerance of optical components mounted on-detector is a critical concern. Packaged VCSEL emitters from Honeywell and Mitel have been irradiated with neutrons up to (2.1±0.4)×1013 n (1 MeV equivalent in Si) cm−2 and gammas up to (5.1±0.2) kGy. The packaged components were mounted in ‘ST’ style fibre receptacles and monitored through-out the irradiation. A radiation-induced attenuation of 10–15% was seen after neutron irradiation. The induced attenuation after the gamma irradiation was <5%. The threshold current did not change in either case. An annealing current of between 5 and 8 mA restored the light output levels to pre-irradiation levels after approximately 12 h for the neutron irradiated devices. The gamma irradiated devices exhibited no such behaviour.
Keywords :
Radiation tolerance , Optoelectronics , ATLAS , LHC , VCSEL emitters