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OPTICAL POWER BUDGET, TRANSMISSION DISTANCE, AND LASER CLASS 1 LIMIT
FT8301A
Miniature
Transmitter
Compatible
Receivers Wavelength
Optical
Power
Budget
Maximum
Transmission
Distance
Laser
Class 1
Limit*
Multimode (62.5/125 µm)
FT8301AMST FR8301AMSTR 850 nm 20 dB 2 km (1.2 mi)†† <0.78 mW
FR8301MSTR 850 nm 15 dB 2 km (1.2 mi)†† <0.78 mW
FR8302AMSTR-2 850 nm 20 dB 2 km (1.2 mi)†† <0.78 mW
Multimode - Extended Distance (62.5/125 µm)
FT8301AMSTE FR8301AMSTRE 1310 nm 26 dB 6 km (3.7 mi)†† <15.6 mW
FR8301MSTRE 1310 nm 20 dB 6 km (3.7 mi)†† <15.6 mW
FR8302AMSTRE-2 1310 nm 26 dB 6 km (3.7 mi)†† <15.6 mW
Single-Mode (9/125 µm)
FT8301ASST FR8301ASSTR 1310 nm 28 dB 46 km (28.6 mi)§<15.6 mW
FR8301SSTR 1310 nm 20 dB 30 km (18.6 mi)§<15.6 mW
FR8302ASSTR-2 1310 nm 28 dB 46 km (28.6 mi)§<15.6 mW
FT8301ASFC FR8301ASFCR 1310 nm 28 dB 46 km (28.6 mi)§<15.6 mW
FR8301SFCR 1310 nm 20 dB 30 km (18.6 mi)§<15.6 mW
FR8302ASFCR-2 1310 nm 28 dB 46 km (28.6 mi)§<15.6 mW
*The FT8301A transmitter and compatible receivers are classified by the FDA as Class 1 laser products.
When using 50/125 µm multimode fiber, subtract 3 dB from the optical power budget.
††Maximum transmission distance is limited by fiber bandwidth.
§Maximum transmission distance is based on attenuation of 0.5 dB/km plus a 5 dB buffer for connector
and splice losses.
NOTES:
For conformal coated models, replace the first letter F in the model number with the letter C.
The conformal coated version of FT8301AMST, for example, is CT8301AMST.
For models with higher optical power budgets, contact the factory.