Advance validation of radiation hardness and reliability of lasers for CMS optical links

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5 II, 2005, Pages 1488-1496

  Macias, R ^a,b   Axer, M ^a   Dris, S ^a,c   Gill, K ^a   Grabit, R ^a   Noah, E ^a   Troska, J ^a   Vasey, F ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMS optical links; Lasers; Radiation hardness assurance; Reliability

Indexed keywords

LASERS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIATION HARDENING; RELIABILITY;

ADVANCE VALIDATION TESTS (AVT); CMS OPTICAL LINKS; LASER TRANSMITTERS; RADIATION HARDNESS ASSURANCE;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 29144495942     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.855812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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