Store home > Cables > Plugs & Adapters > Fibre > Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
FOAT50S1-SC-5DB: SC PC, 5 dB
Photo may vary from actual product
Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
FOAT50S1-LC-5DB: LC PC, 5 dB
 

Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators


Buffers overpowering fiber signals and eliminates errors.


  • Provides loss to a fiber cable if the dB power is too great.
  • Protect equipment from being overpowered.
  • Ideal for use when equipment is too close to each other.
  • GR-910 compliant.
  • Ceramic ferrules.
  • Choose from five fixed attenuation values.
   
  Product       Code  
LC PC
 
5 dB
  Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators  
Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
  FOAT50S1-LC-5DB  
 
10 dB
  Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators  
Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
  FOAT50S1-LC-10DB  
 
15 dB
  Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators  
Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
  FOAT50S1-LC-15DB Last Time Buy  
SC PC
 
5 dB
  Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators  
Fiber Optic In-Line Attenuators
  FOAT50S1-SC-5DB  
"Last Time Buy" indicated products will be discontinued once remaining stock is depleted. Please call our sales department for more information or alternative items.

Fiber equipment located too close to other fiber equipment? Having problems with transmissions? Data being corrupted? Getting system failures? The problem is easier to fix than you may think.

When a fiber device is very close to another one—for example, as little as 0.9 m—the signal is extremely strong. The light signal doesn't have time to attenuate or lose strength as it travels down the fiber. This is called receive saturation. The energy level of the fiber optic signal is too high and exceeds the operating range of the receiving equipment. So when the light reaches the other end, it reflects back along the cable. This reflection distorts the signal and disrupts data.

Solve the problem with Black Box attenuators. They feature guaranteed return-loss measures to attenuate the signal. To achieve the fixed return loss, the attenuators use a doped single-mode fiber with a wavelength of 1310–1550 nm.

Use the attenuators in CATV, LAN, WAN, and telecommunications applications. When you have multiple fiber runs, use the attenuators to make sure all are operating at the same optical level. You can also use the attenuators as part of your test kits to verify optical levels.