Herein we report an electronically controlled tunable fiber-optic attenuator that leverages the microfluidic electro-wetting effect, which enables a fine-tuning of the solid-liquid interface wetting angle to control the micro-reflector, thus regulating the lens fiber coupling efficiency. Theoretical calculations indicated an optical attenuation regulation effect of 0-45.0 dB in the voltage range of 0-30.0 V. Experimental results align closely with theoretical calculations, demonstrating an attenuation range of 0.59-43.0 dB within a voltage variation range of 0-25.0 V, with control accuracy of 0.56 dB. Our study unveils the potential for designing fiber-optic attenuators with varying tuning accuracy by precisely adjusting the solid-liquid interface wetting angle.
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