Title :
Reliability of polymer optical fibres -facts and trends
Author_Institution :
Fed. Inst. for Mater. Res. & Testing, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Polymer optical fibres (POFs) have reached a high level of reliability. This paper presents typical reliability, requirements of industrial and automotive applications. Attenuation mechanisms due to environmental stressing and fibre protection possibilities are discussed. Standards for testing are reviewed and an overview on reliability data of up-to-date POFs is given.
Keywords :
automobiles; measurement standards; optical fibre testing; optical polymers; polymer fibres; reliability; attenuation mechanisms; automotive applications; environmental stressing; fibre protection; industrial applications; polymer optical fibre reliability; reliability data; testing standards; Automotive engineering; Chemicals; Materials reliability; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Protection; Stress; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989435
