A wide-bandwidth, sensitive O/E converter for characterizing lightwave systems and components, the Agilent 11982A combines a PIN photodetector with a low-noise dc-coupled preamplifier to create a general-purpose front end. It covers wavelengths from 1200 to 1600 nm and bandwidths from dc to 15 GHz. With 300 V/W conversion gain and 0.05 percent input optical reflections, it significantly improves the sensitivity of the measurement system. The converter comes with a calibration chart of instrument-specific data for making corrected frequency response measurements.

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