DocumentCode
1472976
Title
Experimental Proof-of-Concept of Bidirectional Gigabit Transmission Over Single Step-Index Plastic Optical Fiber
Author
Antonino, Alessandro ; Zeolla, Dario ; Gaudino, Roberto
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettron., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Volume
22
Issue
12
fYear
2010
fDate
6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
923
Lastpage
925
Abstract
We demonstrated a Gigabit bidirectional transmission over a single step-index plastic optical fiber running at 20 m. The solution is attractive for potentially low-cost consumer electronic short-distance cabling at a high data rate requiring simple installation. In particular, thanks to the extremely small cable diameter (2.2 mm overall), it may find applications in brown-field installations that have to reuse existing ducts.
Keywords
light transmission; optical cables; optical fibre couplers; optical polymers; polymer fibres; bidirectional gigabit transmission; bidirectional transmission systems; brown-field installations; distance 20 m; low-cost consumer electronic short-distance cabling; plastic optical fiber couplers; polymer optical fibers; single step-index plastic optical fiber; Bidirectional transmission systems; plastic optical fiber (POF) couplers; polymer optical fibers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2010.2047718
Filename
5447811
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