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Figure 4: Typical Output Response to a 1 nS Optical Input Pulse
Ch 1 is 200 mv/div and 10 ns/div
Ch 2 is 5 db/div and 10 Mhz/div
The Model 7511A is a high gain, low noise optical receiver employing an avalanche photodiode (APD) with a nominal bandwidth of 35 MHz and high dynamic range capable of driving a 50 Ω load with fast saturation recovery.