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 perfluorinated polymer materials, a graded refractive index, and exacting geometric tolerances. GigaPOF-62SR easily supports Gigabit Ethernet and multi-gigabit applications at distances up to 100 meters, and Fast Ethernet up to 200 meters. When used with dispersion-compensating transceivers, 10-Gigabit Ethernet is supported up to 50 meters.
Gigabit transmission capability with the simplicity of plastic optical fiber
GigaPOF-62SR brings the simplicity of the plastic fiber optics to the world of gigabit optoelectronics. Like traditional plastic fibers, GigaPOF-62SR can be terminated with simple, inexpensive tools and polishes in seconds to a smooth, low-loss end-face.
Unlike brittle glass fibers, GigaPOF-62SR doesn’t need special bend restrictions for long-term installed reliability. Depending on cable structure, GigaPOF-62SR handles long-term installed bend radii as small as 5 mm.
No need for special transceivers
GigaPOF-62SR cables can be used directly with standard multimode glass fiber transceivers at speeds up to 10 Gb/s.
Product specifications |
Transmission characteristics |
Attenuation at 850 nm (dB/km) | ≤ 60 |
Attenuation at 1300 nm (dB/km) | ≤ 60 |
Bandwidth at 850 nm (MHz.km) | ≥ 300 |
Numerical aperture | 0.185 ± 0.015 |
Macrobend loss (dB for 10 turns on a 25 mm radius quarter circle) | ≤ 0.35 |
Zero dispersion wavelength (nm) | 1200-1650 |
Dispersion slope (ps/nm2.km) | ≤ 0.06 |
Physical characteristics |
Core diameter (µm) | 62.5 ± 5 |
Over-cladding diameter (µm) | 490 ± 5 |
Core to over-cladding concentricity (µm) | ≤ 5 |
Maximum tensile load (N) | 7.0 |
Long-term bend radius (mm) | 5.0 |
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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