Fiber Optic Transmitter and Receiver Radiation Evaluation.

Abstract

The report describes the radiation characterization of fiber optic transmitter and receiver integrated circuits developed by the Air Force Avionics Laboratory. These devices were manufactured by Spectronics of Honeywell and the model numbers are SPX 3619, SPX 3620, SPX 4125 and SPX 4126. Nuclear radiation hardness was not a specific goal in the development of these integrated circuits. The devices were evaluated for catastrophic failure and performance degradation in a neutron and total gamma dose environments. Possible latch-up and transient upset were evaluated in an ionizing dose rate environment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092959

Entities

People

  • Bernd Deve
  • Keith Loree

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Avionics
  • Circuit Testers
  • Circuits
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Dose Rate
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation Effects
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Allergy and Immunology.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.