Abstract
We report 1.25 Gb/s error-free transmission over 25 m of standard 1 mm core diameter step-index PMMA POF by only simple means to improve bandwidth. The experiment is carried out with a 658 nm laser diode for DVD applications and a Si PIN photodiode. By launching a collimated beam into the POF and spatially filtering out the higher order modes with a 200 µm diameter photodiode followed by a transimpedance amplifier, such high data rates can be achieved. This result shows the potential of 1 mm step-index PMMA POF as a simple and cost-effective solution to support broadband technologies like Gigabit Ethernet. By using more advanced transmission schemes, one could more fully exploit the capacity of large-core PMMA POF and extend the range to even larger distances.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications (NOC 2006) 11 - 13 July, Berlin, Germany |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
Publisher | Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications |
Pages | 110-117 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | 11th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications (NOC 2006) - Berlin, Germany Duration: 11 Jul 2006 → 13 Jul 2006 Conference number: 11 |
Conference
Conference | 11th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications (NOC 2006) |
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Abbreviated title | NOC 2006 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Berlin |
Period | 11/07/06 → 13/07/06 |