Abstract
SUMMARY The status of the plastic optical fiber (POP) for high-speed data communication is described. Very recentlythe low-loss and high-bandwidth perfluorinated GI POP which has no serious absorption loss from visible to 1.3-m wavelength was successfully prepared at Keio University. Since the core diameter (300-1000 yam) of the GI POP is much larger than that of the multimode silica fiber (62.5 /urn)the serious modal noise in the conventional multimode silica fiber was virtually eliminatedresulting in stable giga bit order data transmission with inexpensive couplers and connectors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 117-121 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEICE Transactions on Electronics |
| Volume | E80-C |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Absorption loss
- Graded-index plastic optical fiber
- Material dispersion
- Modal dispersion
- Perfluorinated polymer
- Scattering loss
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering