Theoretical investigation on the dispersion of graded-index polymer optical fibers

Author

Yabre, Gnitabouré

Author_Institution

Interuniv. Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands

Volume

18

Issue

6

fYear

2000

fDate

6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

869

Lastpage

877

Abstract

Various experiments on polymer optical fibers (POF´s) suggest that they present a large transmission capacity, but this is not confirmed by the standard theory. In this paper we present a full dispersion model based on evaluating the frequency response of the fiber instead of the direct calculation of the pulse broadening from the moments of the impulse response. The mathematical formalism is firstly displayed and subsequently applied to the graded-index POF made with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The simulation results show that the baseband bandwidth is indeed enhanced due to the strong differential mode attenuation (DMA).

Keywords

gradient index optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre theory; optical polymers; PMMA; baseband bandwidth; frequency response; full dispersion model; graded-index POF; graded-index polymer optical fiber dispersion; impulse response; large transmission capacity; mathematical formalism; polymer optical fibers; polymethylmethacrylate; pulse broadening; standard theory; strong differential mode attenuation; theoretical investigation; Bandwidth; Baseband; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency response; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical polymers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.848400

Filename

848400