Development of Infrared Optical Links Using Perfluorinated Polymeric Optical Fibres

Sebastião S. O. Júnior, Ricardo M. Ribeiro, Andrés P. L. Barbero, Odair S. Xavier

DOI: 10.14209/sbrt.2011.132

Evento: XXIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações (SBrT2011)

Keywords: Optical Fibres Perfluorinated Polymers Optical Communications Light-Emitting Diodes Optoelectronics

Abstract

This paper reports preliminary researches of optical links based on perfluorinated (PF) polymeric optical fibres (POFs) using infrared light carrier and related components. An infrared datacom-type LED emitting at ~ 945 nm is characterized. Lensless LED-POF and POF-photodetector optical coupling was developed enabling the use of 20 m length of CYTOPTM PF-POF. Applications as ~1 km optical links and lownoise analogue transmissions of low-frequency radio signals (Wireless-over-Fibre – WoF) are firstly envisaged.

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