Title :
Error free transmission at 5 Gb/s over 37m of microstructured polymer optical fibre
Author :
Provo, R. ; Le Cren, E. ; Murdoch, S. ; Harvey, J.D. ; Lwin, R. ; Large, M.C.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
We demonstrate 5 Gb/s transmission in a microstructured PMMA fibre at visible wavelengths. The source used in this measurement is generated by sum frequency mixing a CW Nd-YAG laser with a modulated L Band signal.
Keywords :
holey fibres; laser beam applications; optical fibre networks; polymer fibres; CW Nd-YAG laser; bit rate 5 Gbit/s; error free transmission; microstructured PMMA fibre; microstructured polymer optical fibre; modulated L Band signal; sum frequency; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Costs; Data communication; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Signal generators; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
