Integrated fiber tap monitors with variable optical attenuators where light from an input fiber is reflected to the output fiber and a tap is generated from measuring transmission at the reflection.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/439,077 entitled "A Tap with Variable Optical Attenuator" and filed Jan. 8, 2003, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.