AFOP releases improved small form factor VOA

    March 2, 2010
    MARCH 3, 2010 -- Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (AFOP) has unveiled an improved small form factor pluggable (SFP) variable optical attenuator (VOA) that integrates an electrically controlled VOA into a standard SFP module.

    MARCH 3, 2010 -- Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (AFOP) has unveiled an improved small form factor pluggable (SFP) variable optical attenuator (VOA) that integrates an electrically controlled VOA into a standard SFP module.

    The SFP VOA incorporates the company’s iC|VOA technology, which is designed to offer high optical performance and low cost (see "AFOP's iClVOA line is customizable"). Convenient electronic attenuation control is achieved using the industry standard I2C interface.

    Applications include power equalization in multichannel optically amplified networks, gain tilt, and optical power control in reconfigurable networks.

    The device exhibits low excess loss and covers the complete fiber-optic communication wavelength range, AFOP asserts. Customized electronic interfaces and layout are available upon request.

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