40 Gbps Short Reach Links Using Plastic Optical Fiber

Abstract

We demonstrate that 50 mm perfluorinated graded index plastic optical fiber exhibits strong mode coupling and sufficiently low differential mode delay to support 40Gbps short reach links.

100 m, 40 Gb/s Plastic Optical Fiber Link

“…The experimentally measured DMD reveals negligible differential delay versus launch offset. The relative insensitivity to launch condition has been reported using the DMD measurements at 800 nm [ 3] and the BER measurements at 1540 nm [ 2].…”

“…However, loss in GI-PF-POF at 1550 nm is high and the preferable transmission wavelength range is 800-1350 nm. We have earlier reported 40 Gb/s capability at 850 nm via impulse response measurements [ 3].…”

Experimental demonstration of plastic optical fibre‐based digitised radio over fibre downlink

“…Since this was the first study, the transmission of the digitised bits over the DROF link employed the classical 100 Mbits/s Ethernet standard. However, the procedure remains the same even when employing the 1 or 10 Gbits/s Ethernet standard or the architecture of [10] for the transmission of the digitised bits, where these would then support a higher RF bit rate.…”

40-Gb/s in Plastic Optical Fiber

“…However, the POF result is independent of launch condition. Figure 2 shows the DMD of 200 m of 50 µm GI-PF-POF at 800 nm [5]. Channel simulation using the IPR at 800 nm shows that 40 Gb/s over 100 m of POF is possible with nominal inter-symbol interference (ISI) penalty.…”