Title :
A VLSI full custom ASIC front end for the optical module of the NEMO underwater neutrino detector
Author :
Presti, Domenico Lo ; Randazzo, Nunzio ; Caponetto, Luigi
Abstract :
The work described here has been developed in the context of the NEMO collaboration with the aim of studying and designing a front-end electronics for the optical modules, which contain the telescope optical sensors, as a full-custom very large scale integration (VLSI) action specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The advantages of this solution are manifold. The most important are low power consumption and the pre-analysis and opportune reduction of data to be transferred to the shore station for acquisition. A detailed description of the chosen architecture and the design principles of the blocks, that carry out the specialized function required by this architecture, will be given. The chips produced will be described and the test measurements performed will be shown.
Keywords :
VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; neutrino detection; nuclear electronics; optical sensors; NEMO underwater neutrino detector; VLSI ASIC front end; front-end electronics; optical module; telescope optical sensors; very large scale integration action specific integrated circuit; Application specific integrated circuits; Collaborative work; Integrated optics; Neutrino sources; Optical design; Optical sensors; Photonic integrated circuits; Telescopes; Underwater tracking; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9221-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596253