Potential Applications of Plastic Optical Fibers (POF) For Commercial & Military Aircraft Paul Polishuk President, Information Gatekeepers, Inc. Co-Chair, Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO) June Meeting Fiber Optics Subcommittee May 2009 Meeting
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Potential Applications of Plastic Optical Fibers (POF)
For Commercial & Military Aircraft
Paul PolishukPresident, Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Recent Problems with Copper Cables(A Few Examples)
• A380 Airbus Wiring• American Airlines wiring Problem• Data Centers-weight and size• Supercomputers-weight and large size• Automotive-EMI, Weight• High power consumption• Wiring on multi-core chips• Chip synchronization• 10G and above
• Variety of Modulation schemes developed– 10 Mbps over 400 meters of 1 mm SI POF (4-PAM, 8-PAM)– 100 Mbps over 200 meters of 1 mm SI POF (4-PAM, 8-PAM)– 1 Gbps over 100 meters of 1mm SI-POF (Quatrature like mod.
Formats (QPSK, QAM-X)
• 10.7 Gbps over 220 meters PF GI-POF
• SMI connectors
• Fast Ethernet Transceivers using MOST technology
• Copper has a well established base• There is a reluctance to change• The technology continues to improve (CAT 7, 10G etc)
but
• Copper links become more complicated at higher speeds• Copper runs out of speed at 20 Gbps+• Copper transceivers require more power• Copper size and weight are becoming issues• Copper prices continue to increase
• Application replaces copper wiring harness connecting satellite datacollectors in the front and rear of the racing car-10-26 channels costsavings-copper wire harness cost $10,280.00 versus $2.00 forPOF!
• Weight savings• Fiber can be cut to length on site• Connectorless• Lowers parts count• Simplicity• Needs no special handling or training• Flexibility for installation
– This was a problem but with ISO/IEC POF standards things areimproving.
• Awareness of POF is still a major issue• Other technologies are fighting back - copper and glass.• Design engineers have to be shown how to use POF in their
applications.• There is a need for more Applications Centers