Title :
Channel capacity of step-index Polymer Optical Fibers: Experiments and simulation with realistic parameters
Author :
Kruglov, Roman ; Loquai, Sven ; Zieman, Olaf ; Vinogradov, Juri ; Bunge, Christian
Author_Institution :
Polymer Opt. Fiber Applic. Center (POF-AC), Univ. of Appl. Sci., Nurnberg, Germany
Abstract :
Step-index Polymer Optical Fibers (SI-POF) are candidates for broadband in-house networks. For the first time, we give a comprehensive overview over the real channel capacity of POF links up to 100 m, based on experimental investigations and complex system simulations. More than 2 Gbit/s can be transmitted at very low BER with existing components. Improved devices will give place for further progress.
Keywords :
broadband networks; channel capacity; optical fibres; optical links; polymer fibres; POF links; broadband in-house networks; channel capacity; low BER; step-index polymer optical fibers; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Channel capacity; Ethernet networks; OFDM modulation; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Signal analysis;
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
