C带光学放大器  
                主要特点
l   半导体光学放大器(SOA)
n   偏振无关:可放大所有偏振态
n   带FC/APC接头的单模或保偏光纤尾纤(1.5米)
n   典型应用:嵌入式放大器、探测器预放、快速光学开关(~1纳秒的开关速度)
l   助推光学放大器(BOA)
n   保偏:只放大一种偏振态
n   带FC/APC接头的单模或保偏光纤尾纤(1.5米)
典型应用
助推激光发射器、补偿传送MUX/DeMUX插入损耗、光学快门
    
        
            | Item # | Center Wavelength | 3 dB Bandwidth | SaturatedOutput Power (@ -3 dB)
 | Small Signal Gain(@ Pin = -20 dBm)
 | Noise Figure | 
    
    
        
            | BOA1004S and BOA1004P | 1550 nm Typical | 85 nm Typical | 15 dBm Typical | 27 dB Typical | 7.5 dB Typical | 
        
            | SOA1013S | 1500 nm Typical | - | 14 dBm Typical | 13 dB Typical | 8.0 dB Typical | 
        
            | SOA1117S and SOA1117P | 1550 nm Typical | - | 9 dBm Typical | 20 dB Typical | 9.0 dB Typical | 
        
            | BOA1007C and BOA1007H | 1550 nm Typical | 85 nm Typical | 18 dBm Typical | 30 dB Typical | 6.0 dB Typical | 
    
BOA和SOA是单程行波放大器,对单色和多波长信号的性能都很好。由于BOA只放大一种偏振态,它们最适合已知输入光的偏振态的应用。如果输入光的偏振态未知或者有波动,那么需要用一个半导体光学放大器(SOA)。但BOA的增益、噪声、频宽和饱和功率规格优于SOA,这是由于设计的特点使得SOA对偏振不敏感。
提供自由空间型和光纤耦合型的BOA和SOA。自由空间型的放大器是以submount上芯片(C)或者散热片上芯片(H)提供的。光纤耦合光学放大器具有低耦合损耗。光纤到芯片和芯片到光纤耦合(每个)的损耗一般在1.5到2.5dB之间。这会影响总增益、噪声系数(NF)和饱和功率(Psat)。尽管放大器产生的增益将大于这些耦合损耗,这些耦合损耗仍然是决定器件性能的重要因素。例如,输入耦合效率下降1dB,噪声指数则上升1dB。同样的,输出耦合下降1dB,则饱和功率也下降1dB。
技术参数
    
        
            | Item # |   | BOA1004S and BOA1004P | 
        
            | Min | Typ | Max | 
    
    
        
            | Operating Current | IOP | - | 600 mA | 750 mA | 
        
            | Center Wavelength | λC | 1530 nm | 1550 nm | 1570 nm | 
        
            | ASE Optical 3 dB Bandwidth | BW | 80 nm | 85 nm | - | 
        
            | Saturation Output Power(@ -3 dB)
 | PSAT | 13 dBm | 15 dBm | - | 
        
            | Small Signal Gain(@ Pin = -20 dBm λ = 1550 nm)
 | G | 23 dB | 27 dBm | - | 
        
            | Gain Ripple (RMS) @ IOP | δG | - | 0.05 dB | 0.2 dB | 
        
            | Noise Figure | NF | - | 7.5 dB | 9 dB | 
        
            | Forward Voltage | VF | - | 1.3 V | 1.6 V | 
        
            | Chip Length | - | - | 1.5 mm | - | 
        
            | Waveguide Refractive Index | - | - | 3.2 | - | 
        
            | TEC Operation (typ/max @ TCASE = 25/70 °C) | 
        
            | - TEC Current | ITEC | - | 0.13 A | 1.5 A | 
        
            | - TEC Voltage | VTEC | - | 0.28 V | 4.0 V | 
        
            | - Thermistor Resistance | RTH | - | 10 kΩ | - | 
    
 
    
        
            | Item # |   | SOA1013S | SOA1117S and SOA1117P | 
        
            | Min | Typ | Max | Min | Typ | Max | 
    
    
        
            | Operating Current | IOP | - | 500 mA | 750 mA | - | 500 mA | 600 mA | 
        
            | Operating Wavelength Range |   | 1528 nm | - | 1562 nm | 1528 nm | - | 1562 nm | 
        
            | Center Wavelength | λC | - | 1500 nm | - | - | 1550 nm | - | 
        
            | Saturation Output Power @ -3 dB | PSAT | 12 dBm | 14 dBm | - | 6 dBm* | 9 dBm* | - | 
        
            | Small Signal Gain(Over C-Band @ Pin = -20 dBm)
 | G | 10 dB | 13 dB | - | 15 dB | 20 dB | - | 
        
            | Gain Flatness(Over C-Band @ Pin = -20 dBm)
 | ΔG | - | 5 dB | 7 dB | - | - | - | 
        
            | Gain Ripple (p-p) @ IOP, λC | δG | - | 0.1 dB | 0.5 dB | - | 0.2 dB | 0.5 dB | 
        
            | Polarization Dependent Gain  | PDG | - | 1.0 dB | 1.5 dB | - | 1 dB | 2.5 dB | 
        
            | Noise Figure  | NF | - | 8 dB | 9.5 dB | - | 9 dB | 11 dB | 
        
            | Forward Voltage | VF | - | 1.6 V |  1.8 V | - | 1.4 V | 2.0 V | 
        
            | Chip Length | - | - | 1.5 mm | - | - | 1.0 mm | - | 
        
            | Waveguide Refractive Index | - | - |  3.2 | - | - | 3.2 | - | 
        
            | TEC Operation (typ/max @ TCASE = 25/70 °C) | 
        
            | - TEC Current | ITEC | - | 0.23 A | 1.5 A | - | 0.2 A | 1.5 A | 
        
            | - TEC Voltage | VTEC | - | 0.5 V | 4.0 V | - | 0.4 V | 4.0 V | 
        
            | - Thermistor Resistance | RTH | - | 10 kΩ | - | - | 10 kΩ | - | 
    
 
 
    
        
            | Item # |   | BOA1007C and BOA1007H | 
        
            | Min | Typ | Max | 
    
    
        
            | Operating Current | IOP | - | 600 mA | 750 mA | 
        
            | Central Wavelength | λC | 1530 nm | 1550 nm | 1570 nm | 
        
            | Optical 3 dB Bandwidth | BW | 80 nm | 85 nm | - | 
        
            | Saturation Output Power(@ -3 dB)
 | PSAT | 15 dBm | 18 dBm | - | 
        
            | Small Signal Gain(@ Pin = -20 dBm, λ = 1550 nm)
 | G | 26 dB | 30 dB | - | 
        
            | Gain Ripple (RMS) @ IOP | δG | - | 0.05 dB | 0.2 dB | 
        
            | Polarization Extinction Ratio | PER | - | 18 dB | - | 
        
            | Chip Noise Figure | NF | - | 6.0 dB | 8.0 dB | 
        
            | Forward Voltage | VF | - | 1.3 V | 1.6 V | 
        
            | Chip Length | L | - | 1.5 mm | - | 
        
            | Waveguide Refractive Index |   | - | 3.2 | - | 
        
            | Lateral Beam Exit Angle | ΘEXT | - | 19.5° | - | 
        
            | Beam Divergence Angle (FWHM) | 
        
            | - Transverse | ΘT | 26° | 34° | 42° | 
        
            | - Lateral | ΘL | 10° | 14° | 30° |