Title :
Bandwidth Performance of W-shaped Plastic Optical Fiber and Its Stability under Static Microbending
Author :
Aoyagi, Kenichi ; Ishiyama, Yorichika ; Ishigure, Takaaki ; Koike, Yasuhiro
Author_Institution :
Keio Univ., Kawasaki
Abstract :
Bandwidth performance stability of GI and W-shaped plastic optical fibers (POFs) under physical distortion (e.g. microbending) is compared. It is demonstrated W-shaped POF has higher stability of bandwidth than GI POF against fiber microbending.
Keywords :
optical fibres; W-shaped plastic optical fiber; fiber microbending; static microbending; Bandwidth; Degradation; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical pulses; Plastics; Refractive index; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452929
