Transforming the World to Polymer Optical Fiber
Standards in the Fiber Optic Industry Standards are established requirements or specifications put forth by a governing body or group. In the plastic optical fiber industry, standards are enstated to address issues such as quality, size, and measuremen …
Dispersion in POF Fiber optics works by transmitting of light through an optically transparent core that is surrounded by a cladding. The cladding has a lower refractive index than the core, causing the light energy to be reflected through the core, ra …
Bandwidth of Optical Fiber Bandwidth describes the range of frequencies that can be transmitted through a channel, and consequently, the rate at which data can be transmitted through it. Bandwidth of a fiber is an important factor when designing a fibe …
Near Field Measurement An optical fiber’s near field describes how the light power is distrusted at the facet of the fiber. This is typically measured using an image of the fiber’s facet taken by an array of lenses, or a fiber optic scanning tool shown …
Far Field Measurement Measuring the far field of an optical fiber involves quantifying the distribution of light at distances from the fiber’s facet much greater than the fiber’s diameter. Idealized far field measurement setup. Source: POF Handbook. Th …
POF Measurement: Transmission Power Power measurement is one of the most important testing procedures because it shows how effectively a fiber optic communication system is working, and whether it is meeting its minimum specifications. Optical power is …
POF Measurement: Cutback Method The cutback method is a destructive method of measuring attenuation of long run lengths of optical fiber. It typically takes the following form: Diagram showing both stages of the cutback test method. Set up a transmitte …
The following is a list of books and websites that we reference throughout this website, and that we recommend to anyone interested in learning more about plastic optical fiber, or fiber optics in general. Books POF Handbook by Olaf Ziemann, Jürgen Kra …