EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2017)

Wireless data transmission for high energy physics applications

  • Dittmeier Sebastian,
  • Brenner Richard,
  • Dancila Dragos,
  • Dehos Cedric,
  • De Lurgio Patrick,
  • Djurcic Zelimir,
  • Drake Gary,
  • Gonzalez Gimenez Jose Luis,
  • Gustafsson Leif,
  • Kim Do-Won,
  • Locci Elizabeth,
  • Pfeiffer Ullrich,
  • Röhrich Dieter,
  • Rydberg Anders,
  • Schöning André,
  • Siligaris Alexandre,
  • Soltveit Hans Kristian,
  • Ullaland Kjetil,
  • Vincent Pierre,
  • Rodriguez Vazquez Pedro,
  • Wiedner Dirk,
  • Yang Shiming

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715000002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 150
p. 00002

Abstract

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Silicon tracking detectors operated at high luminosity collider experiments pose a challenge for current and future readout systems regarding bandwidth, radiation, space and power constraints. With the latest developments in wireless communications, wireless readout systems might be an attractive alternative to commonly used wired optical and copper based readout architectures. The WADAPT group (Wireless Allowing Data and Power Transmission) has been formed to study the feasibility of wireless data transmission for future tracking detectors. These proceedings cover current developments focused on communication in the 60 GHz band. This frequency band offers a high bandwidth, a small form factor and an already mature technology. Motivation for wireless data transmission for high energy physics application and the developments towards a demonstrator prototype are summarized. Feasibility studies concerning the construction and operation of a wireless transceiver system have been performed. Data transmission tests with a transceiver prototype operating at even higher frequencies in the 240 GHz band are described. Data transmission at rates up to 10 Gb/s have been obtained successfully using binary phase shift keying.