• DOI:10.22323/1.395.1079
• Corpus ID: 236428278

Design of a Robust Fiber Optic Communications System for Future IceCube Detectors

@article{Halliday2021DesignOA,
  title={Design of a Robust Fiber Optic Communications System for Future IceCube Detectors},
  author={Robert Halliday and Tyce DeYoung and Chris Ng and Darren Grant and Brian G. Ferguson and Dean D Shooltz},
  journal={Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2021)},
  year={2021}
}

• R. Halliday, T. DeYoung, +3 authors D. Shooltz
• Published 23 July 2021
• Physics
• Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2021)

In thisworkwe discuss ongoing development of a hybrid fiber/copper data and timing infrastructure for the future IceCube-Gen2 detector. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a kilometer-scale detector operating with 86 strings of modules. These modules communicate utilizing a custom protocol to mitigate the signaling challenges of long distance copper cables. Moving past the limitations of a copper-based backbone will allow larger future IceCube detectors with extremely precise timing and a largemargin of excess throughput to accommodate innovative future modules. To this end, the upcoming IceCube Upgrade offers an opportunity to deploy a pathfinder for the new fiber optic infrastructure, called the Fiber Test System. This design draws on experience from AMANDA and IceCube and incorporates recently matured technologies such as ruggedized fibers and White Rabbit timing to deliver robust and high-performance data and timing transfer.