Irradiation test results of components selected from novel optical Rotman lens configuration for space systems

Zeev Zalevsky, Arkady Rudnitsky, Avner Haran, Amnon Zentner, David David, Yoram Noter

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the irradiation test results of three components selected from novel optical Rotman lens configuration to be used for beam forming and steering in airborne application. The components include the Rotman lens itself, a fiber with an attached graded index lens and a photodiode. All were irradiated up to a total dose of 20 krad using a 60Co gamma source. The components were found to be insensitive to this total ionizing irradiation dose. Later on similar photo diodes were irradiated at 62 MeV protons with fluence of up to 1.5×1011 protons/cm2 and then measured after annealing of 17 days. No significant difference was observed in any of the parameters (measured after the gamma irradiation) with respect to a reference diode. Both experiments are indicating that the inspected components are potentially suitable for space.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-268
Number of pages8
JournalAerospace Science and Technology
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011

Keywords

  • Electronic and optics devices
  • Lonizing irradiation
  • Space environment

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