Multimode Graded-Index Polymer Optical Fiber for High-Capacity Long Haul Multiplexed Transmission

Data traffic is growing exponentially due to the emergence of various network services. Although the transmission capacity of optical fibers has dramatically increased thanks to advanced communication technologies such as Copper based technologies but Copper based technologies suffer strong susceptibility to electromagnetic interferences and have limited capacity for digital transmission as well as the presence of crosstalk. Compared to these copper based technologies, optical fiber has smaller volume; it is less bulky and has a smaller weight. In comparison with data transmission capability, optical fiber offers higher bandwidth at longer transmission distances. The main objective of Polymer Optical Fiber(POF) to integrate voice, video, and data streams over all-optical systems as communication signals make their way from LANs down to the end user by Fiber-To-The-x (FTTx), offices, and in-homes. This paper reviews the major achievements of our polymer optical Fiber based MMF research and development.