Title :
Time-domain bandwidth measurements of step-index plastic optical fibres
Author :
Meier, J. ; Lieber, W. ; Heinlein, W. ; Groh, W. ; Herbrechtsmeier, P. ; Theis, J.
Author_Institution :
Universitÿt Kaiserslautern, Lehrstuhl fÿr Theoretische Elektrotechnik, Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Abstract :
Bandwidth measurements of a short plastic optical fibre (POF) are reported. We measured under different coupling conditions using a second-harmonic Nd : YAG laser as the pulse source. The result is a bandwidth more than one decade above that estimated for step-index fibres.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; optical cables; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; 532 nm; POF; YAG:Nd laser; YAl5O12:Nd; coupling conditions; second harmonic laser; short plastic optical fibre; step-index plastic optical fibres; time domain bandwidth measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870840
