Fiber-Optic Receiver, NIR, 12 GHz, FC Multimode

The clean response and 32 ps rise time make these devices especially well-suited for time-domain characterization of 10-Gbit/s components. The high gain and gradual, well-behaved roll-off of the frequency response also make them useful for frequency-domain measurements.

In Model 1544-A/B optical signal is delivered to the PIN photodiode through a 0.1 m, 9-um core singlemode fiber, while Model 1544-A/B-50 has a 50/125-µm multimode fiber and Model 1580 comes standard with a 62.5/125-µm multimode fiber.

Applications for these photoreceivers include:

• Characterizing 10-Gbit/s components, including BER testing and generating eye diagrams
• Characterizing the frequency or time responses of pulsed lasers, modulators, and transmitters
• Characterizing pulse propagation through dispersive optical systems
• RIN measurements
• Heterodyne experiments
• Precision timing/triggering