Speaker
Mark Cooke
(LBNL)
Description
The readout systems for the ATLAS silicon trackers and liquid argon calorimeters utilize vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes to communicate between on and off detector readout components. A number of these VCSEL devices have ceased to function well before their expected lifetime. We summarize the failure history and present what has been learned so far about the possible causes, and present lifetime projections for the devices that have not failed.
Author
Mark Cooke
(LBNL)
