Abstract
The power-flow equation is employed to calculate bandwidth of step-index plastic optical fibers (POFs) for different launch conditions. The outcome specifies bandwidth as a function of the mean input angle and width of the launch-beam distribution. For small distribution widths, bandwidth is shown to decrease with increasing mean input angle of the launch-beam distribution. For large distribution widths, bandwidth becomes independentof the launch angle. Launch-beam distribution, mode-dependent attenuation, and mode dispersion and coupling in POFs strongly influence the bandwidth of data transmission systems. © 2013 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1117-1121 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2013 |
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