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Precision Variable Optical Attenuator Programmable Array Turn-Key System
The VOA Array Rack System is highly versatile and capable of meeting performance requirements for all application scenarios. The system integrates monitoring power taps to provide high-precision control of laser output power. Power control is lower in cost than attenuation control. Many types of VOAs can be selected. MEMS VOAs offer low cost and 70dB shut-off. Electro-optical NanoSpeed TM VOAs offer a 300ns fast response and a high-speed laser power stabilization function that eliminates fluctuations and surges. Fiber-Fiber TM VOAs offer ultra-broadband coverage from 200 to 2500nm, compatible with all types of fibers and ultra-low insertion loss. The system is a modular pluggable design that accommodates any number of channels in a single system with various corresponding rack heights.
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Channel: 8 (1U) · Speed: MEMS 2ms · Configuration: Transparent Auto Attenuation Control · Test Wavelength: 1260-1620 · Fiber Type: SMF-28 · Attenuation: 35dB · Connector: FC/PC · Interface: Ethernet · Output Power: N/A · Code: Non
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- Optical interface and fiber
- Fiber Type: SMF-28, Corning XB, SM450, SM2000, SM600, Hi780, SM800, Hi980, Hi1060, Draka BBE, PM1550, PM1950, PM1310, PM400, PM480, PM630, PM850, PM980, OM1 (MMF 62.5/12um), OM2 (MMF 50/125um), OM3 (MMF 50/125um), OM4 (MMF 50/125um), GIF50 (GIF 50/125um), GIF625 (GIF 62.5/125um), 106/125um, FG105LCA, FG50LGA · Connector: FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, MTP, LC/APC, LC/UPC, Special
- 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
- Test Wavelength: 1260-1620, 488, 532, 630, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 2000, Special
- Check the Optical Instruments 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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Integration questions for Precision Variable Optical Attenuator Programmable Array Turn-Key System
Which fiber and connector does the Precision Variable Optical Attenuator Programmable Array Turn-Key System use?
Fiber Type: SMF-28, Corning XB, SM450, SM2000, SM600, Hi780, SM800, Hi980, Hi1060, Draka BBE, PM1550, PM1950, PM1310, PM400, PM480, PM630, PM850, PM980, OM1 (MMF 62.5/12um), OM2 (MMF 50/125um), OM3 (MMF 50/125um), OM4 (MMF 50/125um), GIF50 (GIF 50/125um), GIF625 (GIF 62.5/125um), 106/125um, FG105LCA, FG50LGA · Connector: FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, MTP, LC/APC, LC/UPC, Special. 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 Precision Variable Optical Attenuator Programmable Array Turn-Key System be included in an optical power budget?
Test Wavelength: 1260-1620, 488, 532, 630, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 2000, Special. Check the Optical Instruments 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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Compare Precision Variable Optical Attenuator Programmable Array Turn-Key System with the closest available models in the Optical Instruments family.
| Selection parameter | Precision Variable Optical Attenuator Programmable Array Turn-Key System (current) | Polarization Extinction Ratio Meter | Polarization Dependent Loss Multimeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength range | 1260-1620, 488, 532, 630, 780, 850, 980, 1060, 2000, Special | 900-1650, 1700-2400, 600-1000, 510-800, 475-625, 357-403 | 1260-1650, 1060, 1310, 2000, 650, 780, 850, 350, 450, 520, Special |
| Optical performance | 35dB, 60dB, 65dB, 70 dB | — | — |
| Fiber type | SMF-28, Corning XB, SM450, SM2000, SM600, Hi780, SM800, Hi980, Hi1060, Draka BBE, PM1550, PM1950, PM1310, PM400, PM480, PM630, PM850, PM980, OM1 (MMF 62.5/12um), OM2 (MMF 50/125um), OM3 (MMF 50/125um), OM4 (MMF 50/125um), GIF50 (GIF 50/125um), GIF625 (GIF 62.5/125um), 106/125um, FG105LCA, FG50LGA | — | SMF-28 |
| Connector / control | FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC/PC, MTP, LC/APC, LC/UPC, Special | FC/PC/APC, LC/PC/APC, Special | None, FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, LC/PC, Special, LC/APC |
