Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 2, 0206001(2023)

Variable Optical Attenuator with Configurable Adjustment Accuracy

Shuo Wei, Tao Chen*, Jing Chen, Meimei Kong, and Jianfei Guan
Author Affiliations
  • College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 16, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 18, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Tao (chent@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221140

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