Description
Laser Space EDFA-1w cladding-pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) offer >1 W output power with a low noise figure . The EDFA-1WS is a single mode EDFA with minimal sensitivity to the input light polarization, while the EDFA-1WP is a polarization-maintaining EDFA that only amplifies input light polarized along the slow axis of the fiber. Each EDFA-1W instrument includes built-in input and output isolators to protect the input laser source from any amplified spontaneous emission or back reflections, as well as to prevent the pump light from exiting the amplifier.
Each unit includes a 1 m FC/APC patch cable, and this cable should be connected to the output at all times to protect the output receptacle from the optical damage caused by repeated connections.
| Item # | EDFA-1WS | EDFA-1WP |
|---|---|---|
| Amplifier Specifications (@ Max Pump Current) | ||
| Operating Wavelength Range | 1530 – 1565 nm | |
| Saturated Output Power | > 1W | |
| Small Signal Gain (@ -20 dBm Input Power) | >40 dB | |
| Output Power Stability (Constant Current Mode @ 3 dBm Input Power) |
< ±2% Over 24 Hours | |
| Output Power Stability (Constant Power Mode @ 3 dBm Input Power) |
< ±0.5% Over 24 Hours | |
| Laser Class | 3B | |
| Fiber Specifications | ||
| Output Polarization | Random | Linear, Aligned to Slow Axis |
| Polarization Extinction Ratio | N/A | >25 dB |
| Polarization-Dependent Gain | <0.5 dB | N/A |
| Return Loss at Input Port | >50 dB | |
| Input / Output Isolation | >30 dB | |
| Input / Output Fiber Type | GDF-1550 | PM1550-XP |
| Input / Output Fiber Connectors | FC/APC Compatible, 2.0 mm Narrow Key | |

Additional information
| Output Polarization | Random, PM |
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