Title :
Record 5.3 Gbit/s transmission over 50m 1mm core diameter graded-index plastic optical fiber
Author :
Visani, D. ; Okonkwo, C.M. ; Loquai, S. ; Yang, H. ; Shi, Y. ; van den Boom, H.P.A. ; Ditewig, A.M.H. ; Tartarini, G. ; Schmauss, B. ; Randel, S. ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Tangdiongga, E.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We report multi-Gbit/s capacity in 1-mm diameter graded index plastic optical fiber exploiting low-cost eye safe compliant transceivers. Transmission rates between 5.3 and 7.6 Gbit/s are achieved for lengths between 10 and 50 m using DMT.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical modulation; transceivers; DMT; bit rate 5.3 Gbit/s; bit rate 7.6 Gbit/s; discrete multitone modulation; distance 50 km; graded-index plastic optical fiber; low-cost eye safe compliant transceivers; size 1 mm; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Forward error correction; OFDM modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Plastics; Transceivers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
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