High-bandwidth plastic optical fiber with W-refractive index profile

Takaaki Ishigure, Hideki Endo, Kunihiro Ohdoko, Yasuhiro Koike

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Abstract

A plastic optical fiber having a W-shaped refractive index profile (W-shaped POF) was prepared for the first time to realize a higher bit rate transmission than those of the conventional silica-based multimode fiber (MMF) and graded index (GI) POF links. Since the W-shaped POF has a valley of the refractive index at the boundary of the core and cladding of the conventional graded-index (GI) POF, the group delay of higher order modes is strongly influenced, thus, compensating the modal dispersion that exists in the GI POF. The modal dispersion compensation effect by the W-shaped index profile was theoretically and experimentally confirmed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages84-86
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 2004 Dec 1
Event2004 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT - Hammamet, Tunisia
Duration: 2004 Dec 82004 Dec 10

Other

Other2004 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT
Country/TerritoryTunisia
CityHammamet
Period04/12/804/12/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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