2.5 Gbit/s transmission over 200 m PPMA graded index polymer optical fiber using a 645 nm narrow spectrum laser and a silicon APD

Abstract

We report on a 2.5 Gbit/s transmission experiment at 645 nm wavelength using a PMMA–GI–POF with a core diameter of 500 μm reaching a record distance of 200 m. The result is obtained owing to the use of a very sensitive silicon APD receiver, a laser source with a narrow spectral width, a fiber with improved performance, and low‐loss optical interconnection between the components. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 20: 163–166, 1999.

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Multimode Graded-Index Optical Fibers for Next-Generation Broadband Access

“…Today, unfortunately, almost all gigabit optical sources operate in the near-infrared (typically 850nm or 1300nm), where PMMA and similar polymers are essentially opaque. Nevertheless, in this scenario, undistorted bit streams of 2.5Gbps over 200m of transmission length were successfully demonstrated over PMMA-GIPOF [12].…”

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“…However, improvements in the bandwidth of POF fiber can be obtained by grading the refractive index, thus introducing the so-called Graded-Index POFs (GIPOFs). Although firstly developed PMMA-GIPOFs were demonstrated to obtain very high transmission bandwidth compared to that of SI counterparts [7], the use of PMMA is not still attractive due to its strong absorption at the near-infrared (near-IR) to infrared (IR) regions. As a result, PMMA-based GIPOFs can only be used at a few wavelengths in the visible portion of the spectrum.…”

Multimode Graded-Index Optical Fibers for Next-Generation Broadband Access

“…Today, unfortunately, almost all gigabit optical sources operate in the near-infrared (typically 850nm or 1300nm), where PMMA and similar polymers are essentially opaque. Nevertheless, in this scenario, undistorted bit streams of 2.5Gbps over 200m of transmission length were successfully demonstrated over PMMA-GIPOF [12].…”

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“…In the current optical fiber communication systems monopolized by inorganic materials, almost all types of optical fiber communication devices are built using inorganic materials. In the beginning of the 21 st century, plastic optical fiber (POF) communication systems achieved considerable progress in the field of short-range communication [1], [2]. Organic polymer fiber, as a kind of POF, has been widely used in short-distance communication and laser display in recent years.…”

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“…However, improvements in the bandwidth of POF fiber can be obtained by grading the refractive index, thus introducing the so-called Graded-Index POFs (GIPOFs). Although firstly developed PMMA-GIPOFs were demonstrated to obtain very high transmission bandwidth compared to that of SI counterparts [7], the use of PMMA is not still attractive due to its strong absorption at the near-infrared (near-IR) to infrared (IR) regions. As a result, PMMA-based GIPOFs can only be used at a few wavelengths in the visible portion of the spectrum.…”

Multimode Graded-Index Optical Fibers for Next-Generation Broadband Access

“…Today, unfortunately, almost all gigabit optical sources operate in the near-infrared (typically 850nm or 1300nm), where PMMA and similar polymers are essentially opaque. Nevertheless, in this scenario, undistorted bit streams of 2.5Gbps over 200m of transmission length were successfully demonstrated over PMMA-GIPOF [12].…”

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“…In the current optical fiber communication systems monopolized by inorganic materials, almost all types of optical fiber communication devices are built using inorganic materials. In the beginning of the 21 st century, plastic optical fiber (POF) communication systems achieved considerable progress in the field of short-range communication [1], [2]. Organic polymer fiber, as a kind of POF, has been widely used in short-distance communication and laser display in recent years.…”

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“…However, improvements in the bandwidth of POF fiber can be obtained by grading the refractive index, thus introducing the so-called Graded-Index POFs (GIPOFs). Although firstly developed PMMA-GIPOFs were demonstrated to obtain very high transmission bandwidth compared to that of SI counterparts [7], the use of PMMA is not still attractive due to its strong absorption at the near-infrared (near-IR) to infrared (IR) regions. As a result, PMMA-based GIPOFs can only be used at a few wavelengths in the visible portion of the spectrum.…”