Polymer Cladded Fiber
Polymer cladded fibers (PCF) are characterized by their ruggedness, straightforward assembly, and a longer link length in comparison to POF (polymer optical fibers).
Your advantages at a glance
- Over 20 years of experience in the manufacture of cables and assemblies with PCF, plus extensive application-specific know-how
- Higher bandwidth than POF
- Lower attenuation than POF
- Fast, straightforward assembly technology
- Can be assembled in the field (prior experience is useful but not required)
- We can also supply the corresponding toolkits
- Superior stability: rugged, flexible, resistant to ageing, low degree of influence from temperature and humidity
- Compatible transmitter elements: LEDs, laser diodes, VCSELs, RCLEDs
- With the changeover to PCF, existing POF systems can cover longer distances without needing to replace transmitters/receivers
Product portfolio
- Link lengths up to 500 m, up to 4 km with suitable active components
- Temperature range: –40 °C to +125 °C, the cable design may limit the usable range
- Bandwidth-length product: >20 MHz × km
@ 850 nm (underfilled launch) - Attenuation: <8 dB/km @ 850 nm
- Very broad spectrum of cable types
- Assembly with all standard connector types
- Tools for field assembly
Product properties
LEONI employs a fiber with a NA of 0.37 as its standard PCF, which exhibits especially low attenuation at 650 and 850 nm. The low attenuation means distances of up to 500 m can be covered in
systems designed for POF with 650 nm, while up to 4 km can be covered in systems with 850 nm.
Please contact us for further information. We look forward to your inquiry.
Europe, Africa, and Asia (excl. China)
Phone +49 36764-81-100
Email fiber-optics@leoni.com
China
Phone +86 519-8988-7783
Email fo-china@leoni.com
North and South America
Phone +1 757-258-4805
Email fo-americas@leoni.com
