• DocumentCode
    2100413
  • Title

    Bandwidth Performance of W-shaped Plastic Optical Fiber under Static Fiber Bending

  • Author

    Aoyagi, Kenichi ; Ishigure, Takaaki

  • Author_Institution
    Keio Univ., Yokohama
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    321
  • Lastpage
    322
  • Abstract
    Transmission properties of graded-index plastic optical fiber(GI POF) and W-shaped plastic optical fiber(W-shaped POF) are investigated. We demonstrate that bandwidth performance of W-shaped POF is more stable than that of GI POF against microbending.
  • Keywords
    bending; gradient index optics; optical fibres; plastics; W-shaped plastic optical fiber; bandwidth performance; graded-index plastic optical fiber; microbending; transmission properties; Bandwidth; Degradation; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Plastics; Power distribution; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382407
  • Filename
    4382407