The PL-SOA-A-A81-W0840-SASA is a polarization-insensitive optical amplifier with advanced epitaxial wafer growth and opto-electronic packaging techniques that enable a high output saturation power, lownoise figure, and large gain across a broad spectral bandwidth.
| Name | Model | Description | Parameter | Price |
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● Wide Optical Bandwidth
● High Output Power
● Low Polarization Sensitivity
● MQW or Bulk Structure
Electrical/Optical Characteristics(Tsub=25°C, CW bias unless stated otherwise)
Parameter | Symbol | Test condition | Min. | Typ. | Max. | Unit |
Optical Power | Pf | CW | 10 | mW | ||
Forward Current | If | Pf | 200 | 300 | mA | |
Forward Voltage | Vf | Pf | 2.5 | V | ||
Center Wavelength | λc | Pf | 820 | 840 | 860 | nm |
Spectral Width | Δλc | Pf | 20 | 60 | nm | |
Small Signal Gain | G | CW, If | 20 | 25 | dB | |
Saturation Output Power | Pd | CW, If | 10 | dBm | ||
Polarization Dependent Gain | PDG | CW, If | 10 | dB | ||
Gain Ripple | δG | CW, If | 1 | dB | ||
Noise Figure | NF | CW, If | 8 | dB | ||
TEC Current | It | It | 1.4 | A | ||
TEC Voltage | Vt | TC=70°C | 2.7 | V | ||
Thermal Resistance | Ro | T=25°C, B=3900±100K | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | kΩ |
Extinction Ratio (PM fiber) | Xp | Pf | 18 | dB |
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter | Symbol | Rating | Unit |
Forward Current | If | 350 | mA |
Reverse Voltage | Vr | 1.8 | V |
PD Reverse Voltage | Vrd | 7 | V |
Minimum Operation Case Temperature | Toi | -40 | °C |
Maximum Operation Case Temperature | Toh | 70 | °C |
Minimum Storage Temperature | Tsl | -40 | °C |
Maximum Storage Temperature | Tsh | 70 | °C |
TEC Current | It | 1.5 | A |

NO. | Function | NO. | Function |
1 | Thermoelectric Cooler (+) | 8 | N/C |
2 | Thermistor | 9 | N/C |
3 | NC | 10 | SOA Anode (+) |
4 | NC | 11 | SOA Cathode (–) |
5 | Thermistor | 12 | N/C |
6 | N/C | 13 | Case |
7 | N/C | 14 | Thermoelectric Cooler (-) |
● Booster Amplifier
● Telecom and Datacom
● Loss Compensation
PL-SOA-☆-A8▽-W□□□□-XX
☆ : Output Power
A: 5db
B: 10db
▽:Bandwidth
1: 60-70nm
2: 30-40nm
□□□□:Wavelength
680: 680nm
840: 840nm
1060: 1060nm
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1550: 1550nm
1600: 1600nm
XX: Fiber and Connector Type
SASA=(HI780+ FC/APC)+(HI780+ FC/APC)
SPSP=(HI780+ FC/PC)+(HI780+ FC/PC)
PAPA=(PM Fiber+ FC/APC)+(PM Fiber+ FC/APC)
PPPP=(PM Fiber+ FC/PC)+(PM Fiber+ FC/PC)
PAPA=(PM Fiber+ FC/APC)+(PM Fiber+ FC/APC)