DocumentCode
1823266
Title
Plastic optical fiber links: A statistical study
Author
Polley, Arup ; Decker, Patrick J. ; Kim, Joong H. ; Ralph, Stephen E.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
fYear
2009
fDate
22-26 March 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We report the first large statistical study of graded index plastic optical fiber and demonstrate that modern POF reliably supports 10 Gb/s over 200 m and that reliable 40 Gb/s transmission over distances >100 m are achievable.
Keywords
fibre reinforced plastics; gradient index optics; optical fibre networks; graded index plastic optical fiber; plastic optical fiber links; Glass; Length measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Plastics; Pulse measurements; 060.2330 (Fiber Optics Communications); 060.4510 (Optical Communications);
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-865-0
Type
conf
Filename
5032592
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