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GigaPOF-120LD is a revolutionary POF offering high performance and unmatched simplicity in a single package. With instant termination, relaxed optical alignment tolerances, and excellent IR and visible transparency, no other multi-gigabit medium is as easy to use. |
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Graded-index perfluorinated POF: combining the best of the glass fiber and plastic fiber worlds
Until now, the simplicity of plastic optical fiber came with a heavy price: low performance and a restriction to visible wavelengths. The Chromis GigaPOF® line overcomes that trade-off with low attenuation, IR-transparent polymer materials, a graded refractive index, and exacting geometric tolerances. GigaPOF-120LD easily supports Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, USB 3.0 and other multi-gigabit applications at distances up to 100 meters without dispersion compensation.
A versatile performer
GigaPOF-120LD meets the need for a multi-gigabit fiber that can be used with large alignment tolerances. The 120-mm core and strong mode coupling of this fiber allow an input offset tolerance of more than 30 microns, but it still couples well to most high-speed detectors.
Like the rest of our GigaPOFÒ line of optical fibers, GigaPOF-120LD can be factory-terminated in seconds with our automated tool, and can be clamped or glued directly into optical sub-assemblies without a ferrule. For field-installable applications, very simple crimp-on connectors and inexpensive tools, make it the easiest-to-install high-speed medium in the world.
Unequaled speed and flexibility
GigaPOF-120LD not only has a qualitatively higher bandwidth than other large-core optical media, but it can be used over a wavelength range from 780-1310 nm. No other gigabit optical medium offers this combination of simplicity and versatility.
Product specifications |
Transmission characteristics |
Attenuation at 850 nm (dB/km) | ≤ 60 |
Attenuation at 1300 nm (dB/km) | ≤ 60 |
Bandwidth at 850 nm (MHz.km) | ≥ 500 |
Numerical aperture | 0.185 ± 0.015 |
Macrobend loss (dB for 10 turns on a 25 mm radius quarter circle) | ≤ 0.60 |
Zero dispersion wavelength (nm) | 1200-1650 |
Dispersion slope (ps/nm2.km) | ≤ 0.06 |
Physical characteristics |
Core diameter (µm) | 120 ± 10 |
Over-cladding diameter (µm) | 750 ± 5 |
Core to over-cladding concentricity (µm) | ≤ 5 |
Maximum tensile load (N) | 15.0 |
Long-term bend radius (mm) | 10.0 |
Environmental performance |
Temperature induced attenuation at 850 nm from –20 C to +70 C (dB/km) | ≤ 5 |
Temperature induced attenuation at 850 nm from +75 C 85% RH 30 day cycle (dB/km) | ≤ 10 |
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