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Optical attenuators are commonly used in, either to test power level margins by temporarily adding a calibrated amount of signal loss, or installed permanently to properly match transmitter and receiver levels. MEMS VOA, which stands for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Variable Optical Attenuator, is a type of optical component that utilizes microelectromechanical systems technology to precisely control the intensity of an optical signal. Bulk attenuators can operate based on several principles, such as filter wheels with neutral density filters, rotated.

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