Evaluation of all-plastic optical fibre computer data link dispersion limits
Evaluation of all-plastic optical fibre computer data link dispersion limits
- Author(s): R.J.S. Bates and S.D. Walker
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19920633
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- Author(s): R.J.S. Bates 1 and S.D. Walker 2
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1: Engineering Department, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
2: Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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1: Engineering Department, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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Volume 28, Issue 11,
21 May 1992,
p.
996 – 998
DOI: 10.1049/el:19920633 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
It is shown that the anomalies in recently published all-plastic optical fibre dispersion measurements can be resolved by a straightforward theoretical model. The model is used to predict the data rate against distance limits of commercially-available plastic fibre for low-cost interconnect applications.
Inspec keywords: optical waveguide theory; computer networks; polymers; optical dispersion; optical fibres
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Subjects: Fibre optics; Waveguide and cavity theory; Polymers and plastics (engineering materials science); Computer communications; Computer networks and techniques; Optical propagation, dispersion and attenuation in fibres
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