Current status of commercially available plastic optical fiber

Tomoyoshi Yamashita

doi:10.1117/12.279150

22 September 1997 Current status of commercially available plastic optical fiber

Tomoyoshi Yamashita

Proceedings Volume 3135, Precision Plastic Optics for Optical Storage, Displays, Imaging, and Communications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279150
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Gigabit-data transmission has been made possible by using a graded index type plastic optical fiber with dopants. However, there remains the problem of bandwidth which decreases due to dopant diffusion. Recently, two kinds of dopants with a very low diffusibility, triphenylphosphate and tricresylphosphate, have been found. On the other hand, for a step index type POF (SI-POF), quite a degree of improvement in its bandwidth can be achieved by reducing the numerical aperture (NA) of the POF so that a megabit-data transmissions made possible. This low NA-POF has enough reliability for practical use. Furthermore, we succeeded in developing a new type of broadband POF consisting of a multiphase polymer, with an excellent heat resistance and a bandwidth performance much broader than that of the low NA SI-POF.

Citation Download Citation

Tomoyoshi Yamashita "Current status of commercially available plastic optical fiber", Proc. SPIE 3135, Precision Plastic Optics for Optical Storage, Displays, Imaging, and Communications, (22 September 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279150

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available