Variable Optical Attenuators

MEMS Broadband Optical Attenuator – Fiber-Fiber™

Name: MEMS Broadband Optical Attenuator – Fiber-Fiber™
Brand: Precisometer
Availability: InStock

The Fiber-Fiber™ series VOA is based on fiber-to-fiber direct coupling with a micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) shutter in between. It eliminates the need for lens and optical coating, featuring low loss, ultra-broadband without altering fiber transmission character, high power, compact size, and easy drive. The current MEMS chips accommodate fiber with 3 to 105 mm core diameters. VOAs with fiber of larger diameters can be made with special chip fabrication run with an NRE charge. The Fiber-Fiber™ series VOA is compliant with the Telcordia 1209 and 1221 reliability standards. The VOA is driven by directly applying a low electrical voltage. The VOA is electrically a resistor load, has no polarity, and is electrostatically insensitive.

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MEMS Broadband Optical Attenuator – Fiber-Fiber™

Fiber Type	SM400	SM450	SM600	Hi780	SM800	Hi980	Hi1060	SM28	SM1950
Wavelength Range	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
Insertion Loss	<1 dB	<1 dB	≤0.8 dB	≤0.6 dB	≤0.5 dB	≤0.5 dB	≤0.4 dB	≤0.2 dB	≤0.5 dB
Maximum Attenuation	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	48 dB	48 dB
Max Optical Power	1mW	5mW	0.1W	0.2W	0.3W	0.3W	0.3W	0.5W	0.5W
Polarization DL	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB	0.2 dB@20dB
Return Loss	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB
Operating Temperature	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C
Storage Temperature	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C	50 to 85°C

Fiber Type	PM405	PM460	PM630	PM780	PM850	PM980	PM1550	PM1950
Wavelength Range	400 – 680 nm	460 – 700 nm	620 – 650 nm	760 – 800 nm	830 – 870 nm	960 – 1080nm	1260 – 1650nm	1850 – 2200nm
Insertion Loss	≤1.1 dB	≤0.9 dB	≤0.9 dB	≤0.8 dB	≤0.7 dB	≤0.6 dB	≤0.2 1dB	≤0.8 dB
Max Attenuation	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	50 dB	35 dB	35 dB	70 dB
Extinction Ratio	>20 dB	>20 dB	>20 dB	>20 dB	>20 dB	>20 dB	>20 dB	>20 dB
Return Loss	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB
Max Power	1mW	5mW	0.1W	0.2W	0.3W	0.3W	0.5W	0.5W
Operating Temperature	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C
Storage Temperature	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C	50 to 90°C

Fiber Type	GIF50	GIF625	FG50LGA	FG105LCA	FG10LDA
Wavelength Range	800 – 1600 nm	800 – 1600 nm	400 – 2400 nm	400 – 2400 nm	700 – 1000 nm
Insertion Loss	≤0.5 dB	≤0.5 dB	≤0.8 dB	≤1 dB	≤1 dB
Maximum Attenuation	8 dB	8 dB	8 dB	8 dB	8 dB
PDL	0.01 dB	0.01 dB	0.01 dB	0.01 dB	0.01 dB
Return Loss	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB	≥35 dB
Max Optical Power	0.5W	0.5W	0.5W	0.5W	0.5W
Operating Temperature	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C	40 to 80°C
Storage Temperature	40 to 85°C	40 to 85°C	40 to 85°C	40 to 85°C	40 to 85°C