The invention relates to a high-sensitivity light receiving device. The high-sensitivity light receiving device comprises an optical fiber adapter, an isolator, a tube shell, a first lens, a semiconductor optical amplifier, a second lens, an optical detection PIN PD chip and an output circuit board, wherein through holes are formed in the end surface of one end of the tube shell; the optical fiberadapter is arranged at one end, provided with the through holes, of the tube shell; the isolator, the first lens, the semiconductor optical amplifier, the second lens and the optical detection PIN PDchip are separately packaged in the tube shell and are in optical path connection in sequence; the output end of the optical detection PIN PD chip is electrically connected with one end of the outputcircuit board; and the other end of the output circuit board is electrically connected with an external electric signal receiving device. According to the high-sensitivity optical receiving device, high-sensitivity receiving can be realized, the product percent of pass is high, electric control is simple, and cost is effectively reduced; the semiconductor optical amplifier and the optical detection PIN PD chip are integrated, so that the miniaturization of the device is realized, and the realization of miniaturized single-channel SFP packaging or multi-channel QSFP packaging is facilitated.