Title :
An Error-Correcting Line Encoding ASIC for a HEP Rad-Hard Multi-GigaBit Optical Link
Author_Institution :
CERN
Abstract :
This paper presents an ASIC implementing the line encoding scheme to be used in the GBT system, a multi-gigabit optical link designed for use in a high energy physics environment. A general overview of issues specific to optical links placed in radiation environments is given, and the required properties of the line encoding discussed. A scheme that preserves the DC-balance of the line and allows forward error correction is proposed. It is implemented through the concatenation of scrambling, Reed-Solomon error-correction and addition of an 8-bit DC-balanced header. The proposed scheme has been implemented in a fully digital chip fabricated in a 0.13mum CMOS technology. Implementation details and test and simulation results are given
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; Reed-Solomon codes; application specific integrated circuits; encoding; error correction codes; optical links; radiation hardening (electronics); 0.13 micron; 8 bit; ASIC; CMOS technology; HEP rad-hard; Reed-Solomon code; error correcting code; forward error correction; high energy physics environment; line encoding scheme; multigigabit optical link; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Encoding; Large Hadron Collider; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Particle beams; Radiation hardening; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2006, Ph. D.
Conference_Location :
Otranto
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0157-7
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2006.1689937
