Fiber Optical Amplifiers EDFA
EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency
The EDFL serials of erbium-doped fiber amplifier features a very short latency for applications which require minimum signal delay. The EDFL is built using semiconductor lasers, WDM, isolator, and erbium-doped fiber. The product has the advantages of high reliability, high power output, high gain, and low noise. Two configurations are available: A preamplifier for slight optical signal amplification and a Booster amplifier for maximum output power. We make both random polarization and polarization maintain versions. It has several package configuration choices. A Benchtop unit that is preset at the highest gain is suited for laboratory use. The Benchtop has a computer control interface and GUI. The compact module is suited for system integration with the universal control interface.
Configuration options
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Type: Preamp · Wavelength: C Band · Power: 15dBm/30mW · Gain: 30dB · Package: MSA · Cable Type: 0.9mm tube · Fiber Length: 1.0m · Connector: None · Low Temperature: 5°C · High Temperature: 40°C · Control Mode: APC · Filter: None
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Integration and compatibility
Use these checks to connect EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.
- Optical interface and fiber
- Fiber Length: 1.0m · Connector: None, FC/APC, Special
- Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
- Wavelength and loss budget
- Wavelength: C Band
- Check the Fiber Optical Amplifiers EDFA passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
- Control interface
- Control Mode: APC, ACC, CC
- Match supply voltage, analog or digital command range, connector pinout and default optical state to the instrument interlock. Confirm the unpowered state explicitly — it decides what happens to the link on a power failure.
Technical FAQ
Integration questions for EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency
Which fiber and connector does the EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency use?
Fiber Length: 1.0m · Connector: None, FC/APC, Special. Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
How should the EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency be included in an optical power budget?
Wavelength: C Band. Check the Fiber Optical Amplifiers EDFA passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
Does the EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency require a controller?
Control Mode: APC, ACC, CC. Match supply voltage, analog or digital command range, connector pinout and default optical state to the instrument interlock. Confirm the unpowered state explicitly — it decides what happens to the link on a power failure.
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Share your wavelength, fiber type, connector, power handling and control requirements and we will qualify the matching configuration and part number.
Model selection
Nearby series comparison
Compare EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency with the closest available models in the Fiber Optical Amplifiers EDFA family.
| Selection parameter | EDFA Amplifiers: Low Latency (current) | Fiber Optical Amplifier EDFA: 1528-1565nm (< 26dBm), 1535-1565nm (< 43dBm) | Mini Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier 1528-1565nm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength range | C Band | — | C Band, Special |
| Connector / control | None, FC/APC, Special | None, FC/APC, Special | None, FC/APC, Special |
