Variable Optical Attenuators
Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular
This Manal VOA is based on a pair of fiber collimator coupling between a movable blocker, featuring low cost. It has a broadband AR coating.
Configuration options
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Type: Normally Open · Wavelengths: 1250-1640nm · Fiber Type: SM28 · Fiber Cover: Bare fiber · Fiber Length: 0.25m · Connectors: FC/APC
System integration
Integration and compatibility
Use these checks to connect Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.
- Optical interface and fiber
- Fiber Type: SM28, PM 1550, PM 1310, 50 μm, 60 μm · Fiber Cover: Bare fiber, 900um tube, 3mm tube
- Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
- Wavelength and loss budget
- Wavelengths: 1250-1640nm, 1310nm, 850nm, 850-1310nm
- Check the Variable Optical Attenuators passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
Technical FAQ
Integration questions for Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular
Which fiber and connector does the Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular use?
Fiber Type: SM28, PM 1550, PM 1310, 50 μm, 60 μm · Fiber Cover: Bare fiber, 900um tube, 3mm tube. Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
How should the Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular be included in an optical power budget?
Wavelengths: 1250-1640nm, 1310nm, 850nm, 850-1310nm. Check the Variable Optical Attenuators passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
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Model selection
Nearby series comparison
Compare Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular with the closest available models in the Variable Optical Attenuators family.
| Selection parameter | Manual Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Regular (current) | Manual No-Gap Broadband Variable Fiber Optical Attenuator — Low-Loss | MEMS Broadband Optical Attenuator – Fiber-Fiber™ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength range | 1250-1640nm, 1310nm, 850nm, 850-1310nm | 350, 488, 532, 630, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 1310, 1550, 2000 | 405 – 532 nm / 480 – 650 nm / 620 – 650 nm / 760 – 800 nm / 830 – 870 nm / 980 – 1550 nm / 960 – 1080 nm / 1020 – 1900 nm / 1.7 – 2.3 µm |
| Fiber type | SM28, PM 1550, PM 1310, 50 μm, 60 μm | SM28, SM28e, Corning XB, SM400, SM450, SM600, Hi780, SM800, Hi980, Hi1060, SM1950, PM350, PM400, PM405, PM460, PM480, PM630, PM780, PM850, PM980, PM1310, PM1550, PM1950, GIF50, GIF625, 105/125, FG50LGA, FG105LCA, FG10LDA | SM400 / SM450 / SM600 / Hi780 / SM800 / Hi980 / Hi1060 / SM28 / SM1950 |
| Connector / control | FC/APC | None, FC/APC, FC/PC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, LC/UPC, Special | — |
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