PriTel, Inc 

Fiber Optic
Telecommunications

PriTel, Inc.
P.O. Box 4025
Naperville, IL 60567,USA
Ph: 630-983-2200
Fx: 630-983-2260
Email:
pritel@pritel.com

Sub-Picosecond Optical Fiber Amplifiers

SPFA Model with
power monitor option
SPFA Model without
power monitor option

PriTel manufactures optical fiber amplifiers with excellent sub-picosecond pulse performance—with very low dispersion and low PMD without the use of dispersion-compensating fiber that cause high nonlinearities. As seen in the accompanying data, these amplifiers do not significantly change the input pulsewidth.

Certified shortpulse performance upto 300 fs or upto 600 fs is available in models from 15 dBm to 24 dBm saturated output and upto 600 fs for models from 27 dBm to 33 dBm saturated output. With the power monitor option, input power and output power are monitored internally and are displayed on the front information panel.

PriTel's Sub-picosecond amplifiers are available in both polarization insensitive (Non PM) and polarization maintaining (PM) versions.

Examples of Performance Configurations (Others available on Request)

Click heading for
specifications in PDF Format
SPFA-18 SPFA-23 SPFA-33 PMSPFA-18 PMSPFA-23
Saturated output power 18 dBm 23 dBm 33 dBm 18 dBm 23 dBm
Shortest input pulsewidth without output pulse broadening 300 fs 300 fs 600 fs 300 fs 300 fs
Dispersion << 35 fs/nm << 35 fs/nm << 70 fs/nm << 35 fs/nm << 35 fs/nm
Small signal gain > 30 dB > 35 dB > 33 dB > 35 dB > 35 dB
Optical noise figure < 5.0 dB < 6.0 dB < 12 dB < 2.5 dB < 3.0 dB
Polarization sensitivity < 0.2 dB < 0.2 dB < 0.2 dB < 0.2 dB < 0.2 dB
PMD < 0.2 ps < 0.2 ps < 0.2 ps < 0.2 ps < 0.2 ps
Input power range -30 to +10 dBm -15 to +10 dBm 0 to +20 dBm -30 to +10 dBm -15 to +10 dBm
Wavelength range 1528-1565 nm 1528-1565 nm 1535-1565 nm 1528-1565 nm 1528-1565 nm
Spectral gain flatness
(single channel input)
0.5 dB typical 0.5 dB typical 1.0 dB typical 0.5 dB typical 0.5 dB typical
Optical  
Gain medium Er-doped
 silica fiber
Er-doped
 silica fiber
Er/Yb-doped
 silica fiber
Er-doped
 silica fiber
Er-doped
 silica fiber
Pump source 910-980 nm diode laser
Connectors FC/APC (other connectors available on request)
Environmental
Operating temperature +15 to 30°C
Storage temperature -20 to 50°C
Electrical/Mechanical
Operating Voltage 85-264 VAC at 47-63 Hz
Power consumption <125 W
Dimensions (2U) 10cm x 26cm
    x 28cm
10cm x 26cm
    x 28cm
10cm x 26cm
    x 36cm
10cm x 26cm
    x 28cm
10cm x 26cm
    x 28cm
Weight 5 Kg 5 Kg 9 Kg 5 Kg 5 Kg
Note: The amplifiers are also available in a module form for OEM applications. Please contact us for more information.
Typical Performance of PriTel's Sub Picosecond Optical Fiber Amplifiers

Click here to see Autocorrelation and Optical Spectra

Technical Specifications in PDF Format (Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ )
        Short Pulse Fiber Amplifiers Low Power, High Power, Polarization Maintaining

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