Fiber optic attenuators are devices used to reduce or monitor the power level of a fiber optic signal. Basic types of fixed attenuation include single mode, dual window and multimode in D4/PC, FC, FC/UPC, MU, SC, SC/APC and UPC, ST and ST/UPC style connectors. We offer SM and PM electronic VOAs that provide control of the output power with FC/PC or FC/APC connectors. It works by dissipating a portion of the optical power passing through it, thereby lowering the overall power level. Our VOAs leverage advanced technologies including fiber-to-fiber direct coupling—free of lenses and coatings—for ultra-broad. Newport's Single-Mode Fixed Fiber Optic Attenuators offer low return loss, high mode stability and a variety of attenuation values: 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 dB.
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