Connection system designed for plastic optical fiber local area networks

James R. Cirillo; Kurt L. Jennings; Mark A. Lynn; Dominic A. Messuri; Robert E. Steele

doi:10.1117/12.50993

1 December 1991 Connection system designed for plastic optical fiber local area networks

James R. Cirillo, Kurt L. Jennings, Mark A. Lynn, Dominic A. Messuri, Robert E. Steele

Proceedings Volume 1592, Plastic Optical Fibers; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50993
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The local area network (LAN) market has been projected to maintain continued rapid growth throughout the 1990s. In addition, the volume and speed of data being transmitted over these networks is also expected to rise dramatically. These trends will necessitate the use of a medium capable of supporting that higher bandwidth, i.e., fiber optics. Glass fiber, the traditional networking solution has the disadvantage of high cost, both of components and installation. Consequently, this has discouraged widespread use. Plastic optical fiber (POF), on the other hand, has many of the same advantages as glass fiber (e.g., high bandwidth and no radiated emissions or susceptibility) while offering the additional advantage of low cost and ease of installation. This paper describes a connection system designed for use in plastic optical fiber LANs. It discusses the overall design philosophy, provides performance data, and highlights the ease of termination which this connection system permits.

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James R. Cirillo, Kurt L. Jennings, Mark A. Lynn, Dominic A. Messuri, and Robert E. Steele "Connection system designed for plastic optical fiber local area networks", Proc. SPIE 1592, Plastic Optical Fibers, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50993

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