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Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Market and Technology Assessment Study - 2008 Edition

Published by: Information Gatekeepers Inc

Published: Mar. 1, 2008


Table of Contents


1.0 Introduction

2.0 Some Advantages of POF

2.1 Ease of Connectorization

2.2 Durability

2.3 Large Diameter Requires Less Attention to Tolerances

2.4 Low Cost Systems

2.5 Low Cost Fibers Possible

2.6 Low Cost Transceivers

2.7 Space Division Multiplexers

2.8 Low Cost Receivers

2.9 Smaller Connector Size

2.10 Low Cost Test Equipment

2.11 Flexibility to Shock and Vibration

2.12 Ease of Maintenance

2.13 Ease of Handling

2.14 Minimal Safety Problems Compared to GOF

2.15 Bandwidth Growth Potential

2.16 New Fiber Developments

2.17 Wide Range of Potential Markets

2.18 Standards are Available in Major Markets

2.19 PF Can Use Low Cost GOF components

3.0 Comparison Between copper, Glass Optical Fiber (GOF) and POF

3.1 An Installers View

3.1.1 Installation Issues

3.1.2 Testing

4.0 POF Historical Development and Organization

4.1 History

4.2 POF Organization Worldwide

4.2.1 POF Developments in Japan

4.2.2 POF Developments in U.S.

4.2.3 POF in Europe

4.2.3.1 POF in France

4.2.3.2 POF in Germany

4.2.4 POF in Korea

4.2.5 POF in other Countries

5.0 Fiber Technology

5.1 Basic of Optical Fiber Systems

5.2 Types of Fibers

5.2.1 Step Index Fibers

5.2.2 Multimode Graded Index Fibers

5.2.3 Single Mode Fibers (SMF)

5.3 Plastic Optical Fibers (POF)

5.3.1 Materials Used in POF

5.3.2 Attenuation of PMMA Plastic Optical Fibers

5.3.3 Perfluorinated POF

5.3.4 Bandwidth of Plastic Optical Fibers

5.3.5 Impact of Numerical Aperature (NA)

5.3.6 Other Methods to Increase Bandwidth

5.3.7 Increased Bandwidth Using Low NA Sources

5.3.8 Graded Index PMMA POF (GI-POF)

5.3.9 Perfluorinated (PF) Graded Index POF (PF GI-POF)

5.3.10 Photonic Crystal Polymer Optical Fibers

5.3.11 High Temperature POF

5.3.12 Summary Performance of PMMA and Perfluorinated Fibers

5.3.13 Manufacturing Methods for POF

5.4.1 Impact of Numerical Aperture (NA)

5.4.2 Other Methods to Increase Bandwidth

5.4.3 Increased Bandwidth using Low NA Sources

6.0 Light Sources

6.1 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

6.1.1 Low NA LEDs

6.1.2 Low NA LED Source for ATM POF Data Link

6.1.3 Materials and Wavelengths for LEDs

6.2 Resonant Cavity LEDs (RC-LEDs)

6.3 Laser Diodes

6.4 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)

6.4.1 Data Links using VCSELs

7.0 Connectors

7.1 POF Connectorization Methods

7.1.2 ATM Forum Connector Requirements

7.2 POF Connector Types

7.2.1 PN Connector

7.2.2 Small Multimedia Interface (SMI) Connector

7.2.3 IDB-1394 Automotive Connector

7.2.4 Agilent Rimpless Connector

7.2.5 Packard Hughes Interconnect Connector

7.2.6 Optical Mini Jack

7.2.7 Panduit Poly-Jack

7.2.8 MOST Connector

7.2.9 Splicing

8.0 Couplers

8.1 Optical Busses and Cross Connects

9.0 Switches

10.0 Integrated Optics

10.1 Planar Waveguides

11.0 Polymeric Lenses

12.0 Fiber Bragg Gratings

13.0 POF Optical Amplifiers

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 Opto Couplers

17.4 Printed Circuit Board Interconnects

17.5 Digital Audio Interface

17.6 Prionic Data Links

17.7 Automotive Applications

17.7.1 Automotive Harness Wiring Trends

17.7.2 Increase in Electronic Content

17.7.3 Automotive Standards

17.7.3.1 MOST Standards

17.7.3.2 1394 Automotive Working Group and IDB

17.8 Local Area Networks

17.8.1 Introduction

17.8.2 Netronix

17.8.3 Codenoll

17.8.4 Mitsubishi Rayon - Minimap

17.8.5 NEC Ethernet

17.9 IEEE 1394 - Fire Wire

17.9.1 Market Potential

17.9.2 Transmission Media fir 1394B

17.9.3 Home Networks

17.9.4 1394 Sample Costs

17.10 Toll Booths

17.11 Factory Automation

17.12 Medical

17.13 High Voltage Isolation

17.14 Home Network

17.15 Test Equipment

17.16 Security

17.17 EMI/RFI

17.18 Hydraulic Lifts

17.19 Trains

17.20 CAN

17.21 Point of Sale Terminals

17.22 Robotics

17.23 Programmable Controller

17.24 Video Surveillance

17.25 High Speed Video

17.26 Video

17.27 POF & Wireless

18.0 POF Cost Comparisons

18.1 Connector Cost Trade Offs

19.0 POF and Related Standards

19.1 Standard Drivers

19.2 Trends in POF Standards

19.3 History of the Development of POF Standards

19.4 Process Control

19.4.1 Profibus

19.4.2.2 Sercos

19.4.3.2 Interbus

19.5 Automotive

19.5.1.1 MOST

19.5.1.2 IDB-1394B

19.6 Computer Standards

19.6.2.2 ATM

19.6.2.3 IEEE 1394B

19.7 Home Standards

19.7.2.2 CEBUS

19.7.2.3 ATM Forum/Residential Broadband

19.7.2.4 IEEE 1394/Home Network

19.7.2.5 Consumer Electronics

20.0 Components Testing

20.1 Introduction

20.2 IEC

20.3 VDI/VDE

21.0 POF Components - Present Status

21.1 POF Fiber Suppliers

21.1.1 Mitsubishi Rayon

21.1.2 Asahi Chemical

21.1.3 Toray Industries Inc

21.1.4 Asahi Glass

21.1.5 Nanoptics

21.1.6 OFS- Fitel

21.1.7 Redfern Polymer

21.1.8 Korean

21.1.9 Nexans

21.1.10 Fuji Film

21.2 Light Source Suppliers

21.2.1 Light Emitting Devices

21.2.2 Resonant Cavity LEDs (RC-LEDs)

21.2.3 Laser Diodes

21.2.4 VCSELSs

21.3 Photo Diodes Suppliers

21.4 Connector Suppliers

21.5 Coupler Suppliers

21.6 Test & Equipment Suppliers

21.7 Splicing Equipment Suppliers

21.8 Media Converters Suppliers

21.9 Data Links Suppliers

21.10 Other Passive Components

21.11 Other Active Components

22.0 POF Component Price Trends

22.1 Impact of the MOST Standard

22.2 POF Fiber Pricing Trends

22.2.1 Step Index Fibers

22.2.2 Graded Index PMMA Fibers

22.2.3 POF Graded Index Fibers

22.3 Cable Assemblies

22.4 POF Transmitters and Receivers

22.5 Graded Index PMMA and PF POF Pricing

22.6 Conclusion on Fiber Pricing

23.0 Market Drivers

23.1 Technology

23.2 Standards

23.3 Market Needs

23.4 Government Funding

23.5 Education of End Users

23.6 Marketing

23.7 Large Player

23.8 POF Systems Suppliers

24.0 POF Market Projections and Forecasts

24.1 Automotive Market

24.2 Consumer Electronics and 1394b

24.3 POF Industrial Controls Markets

24.4 Home Markets

24.5 Interconnect Market

24.6 Total POF Market

25.0 POF Activities World Wide

25.1 United States

25.2 Japan

25.3 Europe

25.3.1 France

25.3.2 Germany

25.4 Korea

25.5 Other

26.0 Profile of POF Companies Past and Present

26.1 1394 Trade Association

26.2 3M

26.3 Acome

26.4 Amoco Chemical Co.

26.5 Agilent Technologies Inc

26.6 Alps Electric Co. Ltd

26.7 Asahi Chemical Industry Co. Ltd

26.8 Asahi Glass Co. Ltd

26.9 AT&T Bell Laboratories

26.10 Augat/Aster

26.11 Avaya Communication

26.12 BAE Systems

26.13 Bayer AG

26.14 BDM

26.15 BDM International

26.16 BOSCH

26.17 Boston Optical Fiber (BOF)

26.18 Bridgestone Corp

26.19 Brookhaven National Laboratory

26.20 California Eastern Labs

26.21 Center National d'Estudes des Telecommunications (CNET)

26.22 COBRA Institute

26.23 Codenoll Technology Corp

26.24 Corning Cable Systems Newstadt

26.25 CRHEA

26.26 Daimler Chrysler AG

26.27 Delphi Connection Systems

26.28 Delphi Electric Systems

26.29 Delphi Packard Electric

26.30 Deutsch Telekom AG

26.31 DieMount Solutions

26.32 Digital Optronics

26.33 Dow Chemical USA

26.34 DuPont

26.35 FCI Automotive

26.36 FCI Automotive (Germany)

26.37 FCI France

26.38 Federal Institute f or Materials Research and Testing

Appendix 1 - Agilent Crimpless Connectors

Abstract

The POF MARKET is BOOMING!

In contrast to the glass optical fiber business, the Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) business in 2008 is booming. There is an excitement in the air that is causing companies to reassess their strategies with regard to POF. New companies are entering the field from China, Taiwan, Japan, U.S, Canada, Europe Korea, Australia and Ireland as an indication of the widespread interest in POF.

What is causing this recent interest in POF?

There are a number of reasons driving the interest in POF including:
  • Need for low cost optical solutions.
  • Acceptance of the MOST standard for auto POF databuses by IG European automobile manufacturers.
  • Recent approval of the 1394b standard which increases distance between Modes to 100m at speeds up to 3.29bps.
  • Wide interest in POF across many applications such as automation, consumer, industrial controls, interconnect, medical and now homeland security.
  • Technical developments in resonant cavity LED's, VCSELs, graded index PMMA and PF fibers.
How Big is the Market?
IGI Consulting (IGIC) recently completed market study forecasts the POF market will grow from $1.2 billion in 2008 to $1.7 billion in 2010.

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