High-bandwidth graded-index polymer optical fiber

Author

Koike, Yasuhiro ; Ishigure, Takaaki ; Nihei, Eisuke

Author_Institution

Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan

Volume

13

Issue

7

fYear

1995

fDate

7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1475

Lastpage

1489

Abstract

High-bandwidth (2 GHz·km) graded-index polymer optical fiber (GI POF) was successfully obtained by the new interfacial-gel polymerization technique in which the unreactive component was used in order to obtain the quadratic refractive-index distribution. This high-bandwidth GI POF makes it possible to transmit high-speed optical signals in the short range network which was not covered by the step-index type POF commercially available. The high bandwidth GI POF will open the way for great advantages in the high-speed multimedia network

Keywords

gradient index optics; multimedia communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre subscriber loops; polymer fibres; polymerisation; refractive index; high-bandwidth GI POF; high-bandwidth graded-index polymer optical fiber; high-speed multimedia network; high-speed optical signals; interfacial-gel polymerization technique; optical fibre subscriber networks; quadratic refractive-index distribution; short range network; step-index type POF; unreactive component; Bandwidth; Costs; FDDI; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical refraction;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.400716

Filename

400716