Attenuators
What are Optical Attenuators?
Optical Attenuators are a means of reducing the level of a fibre signal. There are essentially two reasons for doing this - one, for artificially inducing a known loss into a system for testing purposes (for example to simulate a poor connection or a long fibre link) and two, for reducing the power received at an optical input to keep the level in the optimum range for the receiver and prevent saturation.
Doped? Air Gap?
The optical attenuators offered by MCL Data Solutions fall into two basic methods of operation: air gap and doped fibre. Air Gap is a method where a mating pair of connectors are spaced apart by a precisely measured distance to induce a known loss. This method suffers the disadvantage of increasing the back reflection. Doped fibre attenuators are made using a section of fibre which has been manufactured with an absorption agent within the core which blocks the path of a fixed amount of light. Should you require any assistance in choosing the best products for your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact our experienced technical staff.
Buy Optical Attenuators at Competitive Prices from MCL Data Solutions
At MCL Data Solutions we offer a wide choice of optical attenuators from stock in a wide range of different connector configurations to suit your exact requirements. If you require something that is not listed, please contact us and we will do our best to help.
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Excl. VAT: £8.00 Incl. VAT: £9.6010 dB SC/APC in line Attenuator - a singlemode fibre optic SC build-out doped fibre attenuator. This SC/APC optical attenuator is designed to reduce optical power level by 10dB Learn More -
Excl. VAT: £7.16 Incl. VAT: £8.5910 dB SC in line Attenuator - a singlemode fibre optic SC build-out doped fibre attenuator. This SC/PC optical attenuator is designed to reduce optical power level by 10dB Learn More -
Fibre optic FC air gap Inline fibre attenuator, multimode - 10 dB. For fibre type 62.5/125 and wavelength 850nm. Learn More -
Fibre optic SC Build-Out fibre optic attenuator, multimode - 10 dB Learn More -
Excl. VAT: £7.16 Incl. VAT: £8.5910 dB ST in line Attenuator - a singlemode fibre optic ST build-out doped fibre attenuator. This ST optical attenuator is designed to reduce optical power level by 10dB Learn More -
Excl. VAT: £27.90 Incl. VAT: £33.4810 dB FC in line Attenuator - a multimode fibre optic FC build-out doped fibre attenuator. This FC optical attenuator is designed to reduce optical power level by 10dB Learn More -
Excl. VAT: £25.00 Incl. VAT: £30.00Fibre optic LC Build-Out fibre attenuator, multimode - 10dB. For fibre type 62.5/125 and wavelength 850nm. Learn More -
Excl. VAT: £7.81 Incl. VAT: £9.3710 dB LC in line Attenuator - a singlemode fibre optic LC build-out doped fibre attenuator. This LC/PC optical attenuator is designed to reduce optical power level by 10dB Learn More -
ST 10dB Bulkhead Fibre optic attenuator, 1310nm, Female-to-Female. Enabling fixed level of attenuation to be obtained by replacing the existing fibre optic bulkhead adapter at the fibre patch panel with this ST Bulkhead Female to Female Fibre Optic Attenuator. Learn More -
Excl. VAT: £7.16 Incl. VAT: £8.5910 dB FC in line Attenuator - a singlemode fibre optic FC build-out doped fibre attenuator. This FC/PC optical attenuator is designed to reduce optical power level by 1dB Learn More
