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Plastic Optical Fiber
Plastic Optical Fiber, POF, has been used for years in Japan in high
performance audio systems. Recently POF has been used in medical
applications and is being designed into automobiles. And now POF is
ready for the data world including factory and home networks.
The trend is to replace aging copper links with fiber optics
The logical choice for fiber optics premises wiring is plastic optical
fibers. Consider the following:
- POF has lower cost than glass fiber
- POF is much tougher than glass fiber
- No special training to apply connectors
- No special tools to apply connectors
- Data rates to 200 Mpbs
- Total electrical isolation
- Immunity to electromagnetic and RFI
- Secure data links
- Plastic optical fiber withstands severe punishment
- Visible light allows easy confirmation of operation.
- Installation ease same as copper
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