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Tektronix 7F10
750 MHz optical input amplifier 7F10 front panel Compatible with 7000-series scopes Produced from 1987 to 1989 Manuals Tektronix 7F10 Instruction Manual 7F10 OE-Module description and photos 7F10 Sales Guide (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix 7F10 is an optical-input vertical plug-in introduced in 1987 for 7000-series scopes, at a price of $6,495 ($17,600 in 2023 dollars). The 7F10 has 10 kHz — 750 MHz bandwidth in a 7104 mainframe (400 MHz in 79xx, 300 MHz in 78xx).

The 7F10A has DC — 1 GHz bandwidth and appeared only in the 1989 catalog, without price indication. Like the 11F10, which also was advertised in the 1989 catalog, it was not released to the market (private information from the principal developer of the 7F10A / 11F10, Mrs. Wanda Yantis to Yngve von Spalden).

Both 7F10 and 7F10A are specified for the 700 nm to 1550 nm range of optical wavelengths. Both use germanium avalanche photodiodes as the O/E converter. The 7F10A and the 11F10 used Ge-APDs cooled by a Peltier cooler.

The 7F10 uses the main amplifier board of the 7A29 1 GHz vertical amplifier plug-in.

Tektronix provided no schematics for the O/E converter module. A manual (provided by Yngve von Spalden) is the "7F10 O/E Module Manual".

Key Specifications

Input	700 nm to 1550 nm through Diamond 3.5 mm connector (optionally other types on 7F10A)
Bandwidth	750 MHz (7F10) / 1 GHz (7F10A)
Deflection	calibrated at 2.5 μW/Div (1500 nm), 2 μW/Div (1300 nm), 4.0 μW/Div (825 nm)
Max. linear input	10 mW carrier, 70% modulation
Attenuator	2.5 dB/step up to 37.5 dB
Features	variable gain invert on-screen deflection factor, uncal and polarity readout optical overload indication

Links

7F10 @ barrytech.com

Pictures

7F10 in 1987 Catalog
7F10A in 1989 Catalog
7F10 front
7F10 optical input
7F10 left daughterboard
7F10 right amplifiers

Components

Some Parts Used in the 7F10

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
155-0175-00	155-0175-00 • 155-0175-05	Monolithic integrated circuit	broadband amplifier	7904A • 7912HB • 7934 • 7104 • R7103 • 7A29 • 7A29P • 7F10 • 067-0587-02 • 067-0587-10 • 11A71 • SCD1000 • EG&G N-AM-173A
155-0180-00	155-0180-00	Hybrid integrated circuit	fast input protection	7A29 • 7A29P • 7F10 • 11A71
155-0181-00	155-0181-00	Hybrid integrated circuit	input amplifier	7A29 • 7A29P • 7F10 • 11A71

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 The '''7F10A''' has DC — 1 GHz bandwidth and appeared only in the 1989 catalog, without price indication.
-Like the [[11F10]], which also was advertised in the 1989 catalog, it was not released to the market ''(private information from the principal developer of the 7F10A / 11F10, Wanda Yantis)''.
+Like the [[11F10]], which also was advertised in the 1989 catalog, it was not released to the market ''(private information from the principal developer of the 7F10A / 11F10, Mrs. Wanda Yantis to Yngve von Spalden)''.
 Both 7F10 and 7F10A are specified for the 700 nm to 1550 nm range of optical wavelengths. Both use germanium avalanche photodiodes as the O/E converter.