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sdouble:
Hi all,
I do need to amplify and filter photomultiplier pulses. Frequencies involved in the pulse are in the [1;170] Mhz range. Repetition rate is moderate (say, 10 kHz).
From 1 photomultiplier output I would like to generate 2 voltage signals.
1)copy of the input, only low-pass-filtered. Opamp based 2nd order  Sallen-key topology, Bessel filter foreseen.
2)amplified output : X10 gain. Same frequency range. This is not straight forward I think due to the high gain bandwidth requirement.

Last but not the least : the amplified output could  get saturated. I planed to use -5 V and 5 V rails. Input signal could be of 1 volts. In case of saturation of the amplified output, I need to avoid the saturation of the other (non amplifed) output.
Do you have any schematics in mind which could fulfill my needs ?
best
David Hess:
The requirements are not impractical but I suspect there will be a problem with the x10 amplifier recovering from saturation unless this is taken into account in the design.  If it is a problem, then the input signal level is high enough that a current biased diode bridge at the input of the amplifier can operate as a very fast and accurate clamp to prevent this.
Neomys Sapiens:
For actual suggestions, even if not detailed, you left out some (rather many) parameters.
Like impedance present at the outputs, need to be short-circuit proof or not, and also some information related to the time-domain behaviour, such as total delay of the circuit and if a delay difference between the outputs is allowed.
sdouble:
thanks for your help
here are some clues

--- Quote from: Neomys Sapiens on April 03, 2019, 09:20:59 pm ---For actual suggestions, even if not detailed, you left out some (rather many) parameters.
Like impedance present at the outputs,

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The photomultiplier is 50 ohms  adapted.

--- Quote from: Neomys Sapiens on April 03, 2019, 09:20:59 pm ---need to be short-circuit proof or not,

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that is not needed.

--- Quote from: Neomys Sapiens on April 03, 2019, 09:20:59 pm ---and also some information related to the time-domain behaviour, such as total delay of the circuit and if a delay difference between the outputs is allowed.

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This is not crucial too. timing is anyway calibrated based on actual data. Total delay will be of a few ns I guess which is clearly not an issue.
sdouble:
here is what I had in mind


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