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Plastic Optical Fiber Market & Technology Assessment Study - 2011 Edition

Information Gatekeepers Inc
April 14, 2011
SKU: IOAA6777424

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Plastic Optical Fiber Market & Technology Assessment Study - 2011 Edition

The plastic optical fiber (POF) data business is going through a period of extraordinary growth driven by the automotive manufacturers in Europe and by new technology development. Industrial controls and medical applications continue to be the bedrock of the industry, and they, too, are experiencing healthy growth. Unlike the telecommunications field, the POF business covers many industries and is not as vulnerable to industry downturns.

New technological developments in sources, connectors, and fibers are expanding the bandwidth-distance limits of POF into new applications. After many years of playing second fiddle to the glass optical fiber business, POF is now starting to get the recognition it deserves. Some are even saying that POF could be a disruptive technology.

Over the last year, there has been a dramatic increase in the GI-POF technology and its availability in the market. This has resulted in increased interest by component suppliers and end users. The market for short, high-speed optical links is experiencing extraordinary growth. These links are less than 100 meters, with speeds up to 20Gbps.

Foreword
Table of Contents: E.0 Executive Summary
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Why POF?: 2.1 Ease of connectorization; 2.2 Durability; 2.3 Large diameter; 2.4 Lower Costs; 2.5 Fiber Costs; 2.6 Transmitters (Transceivers); 2.7 Space Division Multiplexing is Possible; 2.8 Receivers; 2.9 Connector Size; 2.10 Test Equipment; 2.11 Installation; 2.12 Maintenance; 2.13 Ease of Handling; 2.14 Safety; 2.15 Bandwidth; 2.16 Developments of other types of fibers; 2.17 Many markets are open to POF; 2.18 Standards Situation is Improved; 2.19 Growth Potential; 2.20 Size Matters; 2.21 PF GI-POF Takes Advantage of Low-cost Components Developed for GOF
3.0 Comparison Between Copper, GOF, and POF: 3.1 An Installer’s View
4.0 POF Historical Development and Organization: 4.1 Historical Perspective; 4.2 POF Organizations Worldwide
5.0 Technical Characteristics of POF Fibers Systems: 5.1 Basic Technical Components of Optical Fiber Systems; 5.2 Types of Optical Fibers; 5.3 Plastic Optical Fibers
6.Light Sources: 6.1 LEDs; 6.2 Resonant Cavity LEDs (RC-LEDs); 6.3 Laser Diodes; 6.4 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
7.0 Optical Connectors and Splicing7.1 Connectorization: 7.2 POF Connect Types; 7.3 Splicing
8.0 Couplers: 8.1 Optical Busses and Cross-connects
9.0 Switches
10.0 Integrated Optics: 10.1 Planar Waveguides and Other Passive Devices
11.0 Lenses: 11.1 Polymeric Lenses; 11.2 High-efficiency Optical Concentrators for POF
12.0 Fiber Bragg Gratings
13.0 Optical Amplifiers: 13.1 Keio University; 13.2 Plastic Optical Fiber with Embedded Organic Semiconductors for Signal Amplification
14.0 Test Equipment: 14.1 OTDRs
15.0 POF Systems - Ethernet Example
16.0 POF Hardware
17.0 Illustrative Examples of POF Data Communications Applications: 17.1 Introduction; 17.2 Range of Applications; 17.3 Optocoupler Applications; 17.4 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Interconnects17.5 Digital Audio Interface; 17.6 Avionic Data Links; 17.7 Automotive Applications of POF; 17.8 Local Area Networks; 17.9 IEEE 1394 FireWire; 17.10 Tollbooth Applications; 17.11 Factory Automation; 17.12 Medical Applications; 17.13 High Voltage Isolation; 17.14 Home Networks; 17.15 Test Equipment; 17.16 POF Sensors; 17.17 Security (Tempest); 17.18 EMI/RFI; 17.19 Hydraulic Lifts; 17.20 Trains; 17.21 Controller Area Network (CAN); 17.22 Point-of-sale Terminals; 17.23 Robotics; 17.24 Programmable Controllers (PLC); 17.25 Video Surveillance; 17.26 High-speed Video; 17.27 Home Video
18.0 POF Cost Comparisons
19.0 POF and Related Standards: 19.1 What drives standards?; 19.2 Trends in POF Standards; 19.3 History of the Development of POF Standards; 19.4 Present Standards that Include POF
20.0 Components and Testing: 20.1 Introduction; 20.2 IEC; 20.3 VDI/VDE; 20.4 Standards Summary
21.0 POF Components - Present Status: 21.1 POF Fibers
22.0 POF Suppliers22.1 POF Cables: 22.2 Light Sources; 22.3 Photodiodes; 22.4 Connectors; 22.5 Couplers; 22.6 Test Equipment; 22.7 Splicing; 22.8 Media Converters; 22.9 Data Links; 22.10 POF Networks; 22.11 IPTV Equipment Providers; 22.12 Other POF Passive Components; 22.13 Other Active Components
23.0 POF Component Price Trends: 23.1 Impact of the MOST Standard; 23.2 POF Fiber Pricing; 23.3 Cables; 23.4 Cable Assemblies; 23.5 POF Transmitters and Receivers; 23.6 Conclusions for POF Data Components; 23.7 Graded Index PMMA POF; 23.8 Perfluorinated GI-POF; 23.9 Conclusion on Fiber Pricing; 23.10 Price targets for POF Components
24.0 Market Drivers: 24.1 Technology; 24.2 Standards; 24.3 Market Needs; 24.4 Government Funding; 24.5 Education of End Users; 24.6 Marketing Push; 24.7 Lack of Major Player; 24.8 Resistance to Change and Imbedded Infrastructure; 25.0 POF Markets and Forecasts; 25.1 Automotive Market; 25.2 Consumer Electronics Market and 1394; 25.3 POF Industrial Controls Market25.4 Home Market and IPTV; 25.5 Interconnect Market; 25.6 Medical Market; 25.7 Total POF Market Potential
26.0 POF Activities in Various Countries: 26.1 US; 26.2 Plastic Optical Fiber Organization in Japan; 26.3 POF in Europe; 26.4 POF in Brazil; 26.5 POF in Korea; 26.6 Spain
27.0 Opportunities in the Emerging POF Business: 27.1 Cables and Fiber; 27.2 Connectors; 27.3 Sources; 27.4 Couplers; 27.5 Test Equipment; 27.6 Splicing; 27.7 Hardware; 27.8 Data Links; 27.9 Distribution; 27.10 Design and Engineering; 27.11 Converters; 27.12 Systems Suppliers
28.0 Strategies for Success in the POF Market
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