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
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);
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
