Optical Communication Over Plastic Optical Fibers

Author : Mohamed Atef,Horst Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3642303897

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Optical Communication over Plastic Optical Fibers by Mohamed Atef,Horst Zimmermann Pdf

This book presents high-performance data transmission over plastic optical fibers (POF) using integrated optical receivers having good properties with multilevel modulation, i.e. a higher sensitivity and higher data rate transmission over a longer plastic optical fiber length. Integrated optical receivers and transmitters with high linearity are introduced for multilevel communication. For binary high-data rate transmission over plastic optical fibers, an innovative receiver containing an equalizer is described leading also to a high performance of a plastic optical fiber link. The cheap standard PMMA SI-POF (step-index plastic optical fiber) has the lowest bandwidth and the highest attenuation among multimode fibers. This small bandwidth limits the maximum data rate which can be transmitted through plastic optical fibers. To overcome the problem of the plastic optical fibers high transmission loss, very sensitive receivers must be used to increase the transmitted length over POF. The plastic optical fiber limited bandwidth problem can be decreased by using multilevel signaling like multilevel pulse amplitude modulation or by using an equalizer for binary data transmission.

Author : Silvio Abrate
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128068151

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Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication by Silvio Abrate Pdf

Plastic or polymer optical fibers (POF) have emerging applications in communication systems. This chapter provides a general overview of the different types of POF existing at both a research and a commercial level. This chapter also discusses in detail the types of POF that are currently the most widely adopted for communications applications. Topics include material sets such as PMMA, step and graded indices POF, and the fiber’s properties including bend radius, mechanical performance, attenuation, and dispersion. POF link designs are considered, including sources and receivers, as well as link budget design considerations. Examples of commercially available products are discussed as well as speculation on future developments in the field.

Author : Olaf Ziemann,Jürgen Krauser,Peter E. Zamzow,Werner Daum
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783662048610

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POF - Polymer Optical Fibers for Data Communication by Olaf Ziemann,Jürgen Krauser,Peter E. Zamzow,Werner Daum Pdf

Written by some of the best known POF experts from Germany, one of the leading countries in POF technology, this is the most comprehensive introduction and survey of POF data communication systems currently available. Featuring recent experimental results and over 600 coloured figures and tables.

Author : Edwin Conway
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781839472374

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Optical Fiber Communications Principles and Practice by Edwin Conway Pdf

The field of fibre optics communications has exploded over the past two decades. Fibre is an integral part of modern day communication infrastructure and can be found along roads, in buildings, hospitals and machinery. Fibre optic communication has revolutionised the telecommunications industry. It has also made its presence widely felt within the data networking community as well. Using fibre optic cable, optical communications have enabled telecommunications links to be made over much greater distances and with much lower levels of loss in the transmission medium and possibly most important of all, fiber optical communications has enabled much higher data rates to be accommodated. Optical fibers can be used to transmit light and thus information over long distances. Fiber-based systems have largely replaced radio transmitter systems for long-haul optical data transmission. They are widely used for telephony, but also for Internet traffic, long high-speed local area networks (LANs), cable TV (CATV), and increasingly also for shorter distances within buildings. In most cases, silica fibers are used, except for very short distances, where plastic optical fibers can be advantageous. The basic components are light signal transmitter, the optical fiber, and the photo detecting receiver. The additional elements such as fiber and cable splicers and connectors, regenerators, beam splitters, and optical amplifiers are employed to improve the performance of the communication system. The book offers a completely up-to-date, accessible, and in-depth introduction to the principles and applications of optical fiber communications. It describes the recent developments in optical fiber communication materials, devices, components, and systems.

Author : Hari Singh Nalwa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015058804975

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Polymer Optical Fibers by Hari Singh Nalwa Pdf

Polymer Optical Fibers summarizes research activities on polymer optical fibers to offer a complete perspective on this emerging topic. Polymer optical fibers are in great demand for the transmission and processing of optical communications compatible with the Internet, which is one of the fastest growing industries of modern times. This book is aimed to bring together, under a single cover, all aspects of plastic optical fibers including different classes of polymers; fiber fabrication techniques; laser sources used for optical fibers, mechanical properties; photosensitivity; poling and second harmonic generation; adhesion; donor-acceptor properties of surfaces; protective coatings; water resistance; stress corrosion; mechanical stability and deformation characteristics; temperature and pressure sensitivity; fiber elongation; optical fiber attenuation; planar optical waveguides; fiber gratings; refractive index distribution and their potential applications in telecommunication and high capacity transmission systems; WDM systems; gigabit ethernet; power splitters and couplers; amplifiers; sensors; filters; lenses; scramblers; integrated optical devices; frequency up-conversion; etc.

Author : Mohamed Atef,Horst Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642303883

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Optical Communication over Plastic Optical Fibers by Mohamed Atef,Horst Zimmermann Pdf

This book presents high-performance data transmission over plastic optical fibers (POF) using integrated optical receivers having good properties with multilevel modulation, i.e. a higher sensitivity and higher data rate transmission over a longer plastic optical fiber length. Integrated optical receivers and transmitters with high linearity are introduced for multilevel communication. For binary high-data rate transmission over plastic optical fibers, an innovative receiver containing an equalizer is described leading also to a high performance of a plastic optical fiber link. The cheap standard PMMA SI-POF (step-index plastic optical fiber) has the lowest bandwidth and the highest attenuation among multimode fibers. This small bandwidth limits the maximum data rate which can be transmitted through plastic optical fibers. To overcome the problem of the plastic optical fibers high transmission loss, very sensitive receivers must be used to increase the transmitted length over POF. The plastic optical fiber limited bandwidth problem can be decreased by using multilevel signaling like multilevel pulse amplitude modulation or by using an equalizer for binary data transmission.

Author : IGIC, Inc. Staff,John Bliss
Publisher : Information Gatekeepers Inc
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1568510748

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Plastic Optical Fibers and Applications by IGIC, Inc. Staff,John Bliss Pdf

Author : Yasuhiro Koike
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783527410064

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Fundamentals of Plastic Optical Fibers by Yasuhiro Koike Pdf

Polymer photonics is an interdisciplinary field which demands excellence both in optics (photonics) and materials science (polymer). However, theses disciplines have developed independently, and therefore the demand for a comprehensive work featuring the fundamentals of photonic polymers is greater than ever. This volume focuses on Polymer Optical Fiber and their applications. The first part of the book introduces typical optical fibers according to their classifications of material, propagating mode, and structure. Optical properties, the high bandwidth POF and transmission loss are discussed, followed by an outline on the propagating mode characteristics and how they affect the performances of the fiber. The second part of the book reviews conventional materials of POFs and gives an overview on fabrication methods. This is followed by a survey of characterization methods. Based on the characteristics of optical communication systems, the last chapter will concentrate on the many advantages of POF in link and network design. Written by a top expert in the field, this is an invaluable resource for semiconductor physicists, materials scientists, polymer chemists, electrical engineers, and those working in the semiconductor industry.

Author : Jürgen C. Schlesinger
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1600218660

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Optical Fibers Research Advances by Jürgen C. Schlesinger Pdf

An optical fibre is a glass or plastic fibre designed to guide light along its length by confining as much light as possible in a propagating form. In fibre with large core diameter, the confinement is based on total internal reflection. In smaller diameter core fibres, (widely used for most communication links longer than 200 meters) the confinement relies on establishing a waveguide. Fibre optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with such optical fibres. Optical fibres are widely used in fibre-optic communication, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher data rates than other forms of wired and wireless communications. They are also used to form sensors, and in a variety of other applications. The term optical fibre covers a range of different designs including graded-index optical fibres, step-index optical fibres, birefringent polarisation-maintaining fibres and more recently photonic crystal fibres, with the design and the wavelength of the light propagating in the fibre dictating whether or not it will be multi-mode optical fibre or single-mode optical fibre. Because of the mechanical properties of the more common glass optical fibres, special methods of splicing fibres and of connecting them to other equipment are needed. Manufacture of optical fibres is based on partially melting a chemically doped pre-form and pulling the flowing material on a draw tower. Fibres are built into different kinds of cables depending on how they will be used. This new book presents the latest research in the field.

Author : Marcelo M. Werneck,Regina Célia S. B. Allil
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351580571

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Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors by Marcelo M. Werneck,Regina Célia S. B. Allil Pdf

Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors cover the fundamentals and applications of a new class of fiber sensors. With contributions from leading academics in the area, this book covers the theory of plastic optical fiber sensors or (POFs), as well as applications in oil, gas, biotechnology, and energy fields. Using multiple examples, the editors showcase the advantageous characteristics of POFs, such as ease of handling, large diameter, inexpensive peripheral components and simple termination tools. By doing so, the editors assert that there has been a proliferation of the use of POFs in new consumer products. The book also highlights uses for building various products, such as a POF sensor for oil trucker valve monitoring, a monitoring system for high voltage substation switch, an oil leaking sensor for offshore platforms and a solar tracker for illumination. Including over 300 black and white images, this book would be highly beneficial for professionals in manufacturing as well as academics in universities, particularly those who use optical fiber sensors on a regular basis.

Author : Enrico Forestieri
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387231365

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Optical Communication Theory and Techniques by Enrico Forestieri Pdf

Since the advent of optical communications, a greattechnological effort has been devoted to the exploitation of the huge bandwidth of optical fibers. Sta- ing from a few Mb/s single channel systems, a fast and constant technological development has led to the actual 10 Gb/s per channel dense wavelength - vision multiplexing (DWDM) systems, with dozens of channels on a single fiber. Transmitters and receivers are now ready for 40 Gb/s, whereas hundreds of channels can be simultaneously amplified by optical amplifiers. Nevertheless, despite such a pace in technological progress, optical c- munications are still in a primitive stage if compared, for instance, to radio communications: the widely spread on-off keying (OOK) modulation format is equivalent to the rough amplitude modulation (AM) format, whereas the DWDM technique is nothing more than the optical version of the frequency - vision multiplexing (FDM) technique. Moreover, adaptive equalization, ch- nel coding or maximum likelihood detection are still considered something “exotic” in the optical world. This is mainly due to the favourable char- teristics of the fiber optic channel (large bandwidth, low attenuation, channel stability, ...), which so far allowed us to use very simple transmission and detection techniques.

Author : Yasuhiro Koike,Roberto Gaudino
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128060643

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Optical Fiber Telecommunications VIA by Yasuhiro Koike,Roberto Gaudino Pdf

This chapter presents an overview of the evolution of plastic optical fibers (POFs) in the last 20years, reviewing the technical achievements on both fiber design and system architectures that today allow the use of POF for Gb/s data links. In particular, we present the different POF materials (such as PMMA, perfluorinated polymers, etc.), types (such as SI-POF, GI-POF), and production processes, describing the resulting optical characteristics in terms of attenuation, dispersion, and bandwidth. We also describe POF main applications in industrial automation, home networking, and LAN.

Author : Christian-Alexander Bunge,Markus Beckers,Thomas Gries
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780081000564

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Polymer Optical Fibres by Christian-Alexander Bunge,Markus Beckers,Thomas Gries Pdf

Polymer Optical Fibres: Fibre Types, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications explores polymer optical fibers, specifically their materials, fabrication, characterization, measurement techniques, and applications. Optical effects, including light propagation, degrading effects of attenuation, scattering, and dispersion, are explained. Other important parameters like mechanical strength, operating temperatures, and processability are also described. Polymer optical fibers (POF) have a number of advantages over glass fibers, such as low cost, flexibility, low weight, electromagnetic immunity, good bandwidth, simple installation, and mechanical stability. Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of materials, fabrication, properties, measurement techniques, and applications of POF Focuses on industry needs in communication, illumination and sensors, the automotive industry, and medical and biotechnology Features input from leading experts in POF technology, with experience spanning optoelectronics, polymer, and textiles Explains optical effects, including light propagation, degrading effects of attenuation, scattering, and dispersion

Author : Dietrich Marcuse
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323153690

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Principles of Optical Fiber Measurements by Dietrich Marcuse Pdf

Principles of Optical Fiber Measurements focuses on the optical fiber systems, which are being added to the telephone networks of various countries around the world. This book explores the significance of optical fiber systems in the increasing variety of fiber-related products on the market. Comprised of seven chapters, this book starts with an overview of the fiber fabrication process with emphasis on the method of measurements to reduce fiber loss in the field of optical communication. This text then examines the special methods to measure extremely low dispersion in single-mode fibers. Other chapters consider the measurement requirements of commercial fiber manufacturers to allow them to specify their products as well as for fiber users to verify that they get what they expect. The final chapter deals with the various measurement methods for determining the V value of fibers as well as the geometrical dimensions of fibers and preforms. This book is a valuable resource for specialists and readers who desire a better understanding of fiber specifications.

Author : Gang-Ding Peng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811070857

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Handbook of Optical Fibers by Gang-Ding Peng Pdf

This research- and application-oriented book covers main topical areas of optical fibers. The selection of the chapters is weighted on technological and application-specific topics, very much a reflection of where research is heading to and what researchers are looking for. Chapters are arranged in a user-friendly format essentially self-contained and with extensive cross-references. They are organized in the following sections: - Optical Fiber Communication | Editors: Ming-Jun Li and Chao Lu - Solitons and Nonlinear Waves in Optical Fibers | Editor: Boris A. Malomed - Optical Fiber Fabrication | Editor: Hairul Azhar Bin Abdul Rashid - Active Optical Fibers | Editor: Kyunghwan Oh - Special Optical Fibers | Editors: Perry Shum and Zhilin Xu - Optical Fiber Measurement | Editor: Jianzhong Zhang - Optical Fiber Devices | Editors: John Canning and Tuan Guo - Optical Fiber Device Measurement | Editor: Yanhua Luo - Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing | Editor: Yosuke Mizuno - Optical Fiber Sensors for Industrial Applications | Editor: Tong Sun OBE - Polymer Optical Fiber Sensing | Editor: Ginu Rajan - Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensing | Editor: D. N. Wang - Optical Fiber Microfluidic Sensors | Editor: Yuan Gong