Title :
An MMIC family for particle detector readout electronics
Author :
Giannini, F. ; Limiti, E. ; Orengo, G.
Author_Institution :
Rome Univ. Tor Vergata, Italy
Abstract :
A family of GaAs monolithic front-end amplifiers, to be used in a large number of applications in present and future radiation detection experimental apparatus, is described in this paper. Design, realization and measurements are presented for MMICs especially designed for front-ends for RPC and GaAs cosmic ray detectors, among which a logarithmic amplifier, fiber optic and cable front-ends for data transmissions up to 2.5 Gbit/s, including ultra-fast pulse amplifiers up to 5 Gbit/s
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; cosmic ray apparatus; field effect MMIC; gallium arsenide; high-speed integrated circuits; nuclear electronics; pulse amplifiers; readout electronics; 2.5 Gbit/s; 5 Gbit/s; GaAs; GaAs monolithic front-end amplifiers; MMIC family; cosmic ray detectors; data transmission; logarithmic amplifier; particle detector readout electronics; radiation detection; ultra-fast pulse amplifiers; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical fiber amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors; Readout electronics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves and Radar, 1998. MIKON '98., 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
83-906662-0-0
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.1998.738474
