Title :
Polymer optical fibers
Author :
Koike, Y. ; Ishigure, T. ; Sato, M. ; Nihei, E.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The progress of the GRIN polymer optical fiber (GI POF) for high-speed telecommunication is reviewed. Gigabit data transmission for several hundred meters from visible to 1.3-/spl mu/m wavelength was experimentally enabled by the low-loss perfluorinated (PF) polymer base GI POF. We describe an improvement in the thermal stability and long-term reliability of the GI POF.
Keywords :
gradient index optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; telecommunication network reliability; thermal stability; 1.3 mum; GRIN polymer optical fiber; gigabit data transmission; high-speed telecommunication; long-term reliability; low-loss perfluorinated polymer base GRIN POF; polymer optical fibers; review; thermal stability; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Data communication; Humidity; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Thermal degradation; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4953-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690041
