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Intrinsic transmission bandwidths of graded-index plastic optical fibers |
Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 13, pp. 2583-2585 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.002583
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Abstract
We theoretically demonstrate that microscopic heterogeneous properties can enhance the transmission bandwidths of graded-index plastic optical fibers (POFs) for short-haul communication networks. The heterogeneities of the POF cores are quantitatively correlated with mode couplings by modifying the coupled power equation with consideration of the spatial correlation characteristics of the heterogeneities. Using the modified theory, we clarify that the larger fluctuation size and/or amplitude results in higher bandwidth because of greater forward scattering and/or higher scattering efficiency, respectively. This suggests that the multimode fiber bandwidths can depend on the macroscopically observed index profiles as well as on the microscopic material properties.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2290) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber materials
(160.5470) Materials : Polymers
(290.5840) Scattering : Scattering, molecules
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: February 28, 2012
Revised Manuscript: May 4, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 4, 2012
Published: June 22, 2012
Citation
Azusa Inoue, Takafumi Sassa, Kenji Makino, Atsushi Kondo, and Yasuhiro Koike, "Intrinsic transmission bandwidths of graded-index plastic optical fibers," Opt. Lett. 37, 2583-2585 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-13-2583
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