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Properties of polymer optical fibers

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POF — Polymer Optical Fibers for Data Communication

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Like glass fibers, polymer optical fibers are characterized by a wide range of different parameters. In Chapter 1 we discussed the extent to which light propagation affects such essential properties as bandwidth and attenuation. The user will also be interested in other characteristics such as:

  • Durability of the fiber

  • Thermal resistance

  • Sensitivity to bending

  • Mechanical stability (stress limits for tensile and pressure stress, etc.)

  • Radiation resistance (e.g. for applications in nuclear power plants)

  • Resistance to chemical substances

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  1. Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) Berlin, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205, Berlin, Germany

    Director and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Daum

  2. Deutsche Telekom University of Applied Sciences Leipzig, Gustav-Freytag-Str. 43-45, 04277, Leipzig, Germany

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Krauser

  3. Nexans Deutschland Industries AG & Co KG, Bonnenbroicher Str. 2-14, 41238, Mönchengladbach, Germany

    Director Dipl.-Ing. Peter E. Zamzow

  4. Polymer Optical Fiber Application Center, University of Applied Sciences Nürnberg, Wassertorstr. 10, 90489, Nürnberg, Germany

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Olaf Ziemann

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Daum, W., Krauser, J., Zamzow, P.E., Ziemann, O. (2002). Properties of polymer optical fibers. In: POF — Polymer Optical Fibers for Data Communication. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04861-0_2

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