Polymer Optical Fiber – Application Center
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Contacts: www.pofac.de Technische Hochschule Nürnberg G.S.Ohm Wassertorstr. 10 90489 Nuremberg Germany Bandwidth Spectral attenuation Index profile Ageing tests Bend losses Far- and near field Multiplexer for 40 fibers POF/PCS or 50 μm GI-GOF Strain sensor for wind mill stations Y-Coupler Fiber characterization Trainings and workshops Illumination design Opto- electronics Polymer Optical Fiber – Application Center POF-AC Nuremberg Raytracing 10.7 Gb/s WDM transmission over 100m SI-POF with discrete multitone Optical rotary joints The Polymer Optical Fiber Application Center (POF-AC) is a project of the Hightech-Offensive Bayern. Modeling and simulation Pilot- projects Interpolated eye diagram after the DFE at 42 Gb/s (BER=3.4·10 -4 ) using the 850 nm VCSEL over 1m GI-POF Passive components Fiberoptic scales POF-AC scope of activity Advanced modulation schemes Digital signal processing Multiplexing Data transmission Sensors Tools, Measurement setups Polymer Optical Fiber ‐ Application Center (POF‐AC) was founded by Prof. Dr. Poisel at the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm in 2001. The Institute achieved a leading position as a development and consulting partner in the areas of POF‐based sensors, datacom and illumination. The POF‐AC team offers an expert support in fiber characterisation, modelling, design and prototyping of optical components and systems. Digital real time oscilloscope Tektronix DSA 71604, 16 GHz POF-specific tensile force measurement station
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Contacts:www.pofac.de
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg G.S.OhmWassertorstr. 1090489 NurembergGermany
Bandwidth Spectral attenuation Index profile Ageing tests Bend losses Far- and near field
Multiplexer for 40 fibersPOF/PCS or 50 µm GI-GOF
Strain sensor for wind mill stations
Y-Coupler
Fiber characterization
Trainingsand
workshops
Illumination design
Opto-electronics
Polymer Optical Fiber – Application Center
POF-ACNuremberg
Raytracing
10.7 Gb/s WDM transmission over 100m SI-POF with discrete multitone
Optical rotary joints
The Polymer Optical Fiber Application Center (POF-AC) is a project of the Hightech-Offensive Bayern.
Modeling and simulation
Pilot-projects
Interpolated eye diagram after the DFE at 42 Gb/s (BER=3.4·10-4) using the 850 nm VCSEL over 1m GI-POF
Passive componentsFiberoptic scales
POF-ACscope of activity
Advanced modulation schemes
Digital signal processing Multiplexing
Data transmission
Sensors
Tools,Measurement
setups
Polymer Optical Fiber ‐ Application Center (POF‐AC) was founded by Prof. Dr. Poisel at theTechnische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm in 2001. The Institute achieved aleading position as a development and consulting partner in the areas of POF‐basedsensors, datacom and illumination. The POF‐AC team offers an expert support in fibercharacterisation, modelling, design and prototyping of optical components and systems.
Digital real time oscilloscopeTektronix DSA 71604, 16 GHz
POF-specific tensile force measurement station
Measurement capabilities at POF-AC
POF-ACNuremberg
Measurement of optical transmission and strain of POF under tensile stress • strain up to 100% and 100 mm• tensile force up to 200 N• temperature range from ‐ 40 °C to + 85 °C
Spectral attenuation of fibers according to VDE/VDI 5570 • Wavelength range from 400 nm to 900 nm
Characterization of side emitting light guides according to DIN 58141‐11• length of up to 3.5 meters• different launching conditions at the wavelengths of 473 nm, 532 nm and 660 nm
Optical high‐speed signals analysis with a sampling optical oscilloscope• sampling time interval 2.5 ps• maximum sampling rate 2 MHz
OTDR measurements• connector loss measurements
Generation and analysis of electrical signals• arbitrary waveform generator with a sample rate of 10 GSamples/s• real time oscilloscopes with up to 16 GHz bandwidth
Frequency response measurements of POF and other electrical system components• network analyzer with a bandwidth of 20 GHz
Bit error analysis in data transmission systems• bit rates up to 13.5 Gbit/s
Climatic test measurement• two climatic chambers from ‐70 °C to +180 °C• humidity from 10 % to 90 %• simultaneous measurements of up to 40 fibers
Light scattering and radiation pattern characterization• far field and near field measurements• inverse far field measurements and fiber refractive index profile characterization• spatially resolved far field measurements• BSDF, TIS, TIR
Analysis of the optical properties• spectrally and temperature resolved refractive index measurements• spectrally resolved transmission and reflection measurements• fluorescence samples characterization (excitation, emission spectra; fluorescence lifetime)
Thermographic measurements• temperature range from ‐ 40 °C to + 500 °C
Digital video microscopy• 3D‐Imaging
Contactless surface characterization• measurement area from 1.6x2 mm2 to 16x20 mm2
For further information and/or specific measurement requests, please contact us:www.pofac.de [email protected]‐nuernberg.de
The Polymer Optical Fiber Application Center (POF-AC) is a project of the Hightech-Offensive Bayern.
Contacts:www.pofac.de
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg G.S.OhmWassertorstr. 1090489 NurembergGermany
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