Plastic Optical Fiber

Plastic optical fiber (POF) (or fibre) is an optical fiber which is made out of plastic. Traditionally PMMA (acrylic) is the core material, and fluorinated polymers are the cladding material. Since the late 1990s however, much higher-performance POF based on perfluorinated polymers (mainly polyperfluorobutenylvinylether) has begun to appear in the marketplace.

In large-diameter fibers, 96% of the cross section is the core that allows the transmission of light. Similar to traditional glass fiber, POF transmits light (or data) through the core of the fiber. The core size of POF is in some cases 100 times larger than glass fiber.

POF has been called the "consumer" optical fiber because the fiber and associated optical links, connectors, and installation are all inexpensive. The traditional PMMA fibers are commonly used for low-speed, short-distance (up to 100 meters) applications in digital home appliances, home networks, industrial networks (PROFIBUS, PROFINET), and car networks (MOST). The perfluorinated polymer fibers are commonly used for much higher-speed applications such as data center wiring and building LAN wiring.

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F1-0065 ST Stainless Alloy Ferrule 1000um Multimode Connector, 3mm Boot, for Plastic Fibers

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ST Stainless Alloy Ferrule 1000um Multimode Connector, 3mm Boot, for Plastic Fibers.

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P96TB01TRBL22 960/1000um Core/Cladding Step Index PMMA 2.2mm Jacket Simplex Plastic Fiber - Black Jacket

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This plastic optical fiber cable is designed for data transmission applications.

It is a 960um core(PMMA), 1000um cladding(Fluorinated Polymer) and 2.2mm black color jacket step index plastic fiber cable.

It is designed to work with 660nm LED.

Attenuation 0.3dB/meter at 660nm.

Simplex.

$0.99 /meter In Stock
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P96TB01TRR22 960/1000um Core/Cladding Step Index PMMA 2.2mm Jacket Simplex Plastic Fiber - Red Jacket

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This plastic optical fiber cable is designed for data transmission applications.

It is a 960um core(PMMA), 1000um cladding(Fluorinated Polymer) and 2.2mm red color jacket step index plastic fiber cable.

It is designed to work with 660nm LED.

Attenuation 0.3dB/meter at 660nm.

Simplex.

$0.99 /meter In Stock
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P96TD02TRBL44 960/1000um Core/Cladding Step Index Duplex Plastic Fiber - Black Jacket

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This plastic optical fiber cable is designed for data transmission applications.

It is a 960um core(PMMA), 1000um cladding(Fluorinated Polymer) step index plastic fiber cable.

It is designed to work with 660nm LED.

Attenuation 0.3dB/meter at 660nm.

This cable is a duplex which contains two 960/1000um fibers.

Jacket dimension 2.2x4.5mm.

Black color jacket.

$1.70 /meter In Stock
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P96TD02TRR44 960/1000um Core/Cladding Step Index Duplex Plastic Fiber - Red Jacket

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This plastic optical fiber cable is designed for data transmission applications.

It is a 960um core(PMMA), 1000um cladding(Fluorinated Polymer) step index plastic fiber cable.

It is designed to work with 660nm LED.

Attenuation 0.3dB/meter at 660nm.

This cable is a duplex which contains two 960/1000um fibers.

Jacket dimension 2.2x4.5mm.

Red color jacket.

$1.70 /meter In Stock
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NN1118 No-Nik Plastic Fiber Stripper - Work with 1000um Cladding Plastic Fiber

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This stripper works with 1000um cladding and 2.2mm or less OD jacketed plastic fibers.

It cuts through the jacket to 1118um diameter without damaging the cladding and easily removes the jacket.

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POF-FC1 Professional Plastic Fiber Cutter - Works with 0.75mm and 1.0mm Cladding Fibers

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This fiber cutter produces precise cuts and fiber ends that exceed quality which can be obtained with other cutting tools, plus it is many times faster than polishing. It is very easy to use - insert the fiber and press down on the blade.

This device also uses standard single-edge razor blades which are replaced by removing a single screw.

Each blade is good for at least 50 cuts of the simplex communication fiber, which puts your per-cut cost at about 0.2 cent.

The fiber.

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POF-HKN Hot Knife for Cutting Plastic Fiber of All Types and Diameters

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An inexpensive tool for producing clean cuts through plastic fiber of all types and diameters as an alternative to polishing.

Used like a soldering iron or wood burning tool.

The 25-watt heating element plugs into a standard 110 VAC 3-prong outlet and has 4-foot cord.

Replacement blades are standard X-ACTO® type.

>> Download Product Spec Sheet: FO4SALE Hot Knife Spec Shee.

$30.80 In Stock
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POF-KIT Plastic Fiber Tool Kit

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This plastic fiber tool kit provides all the tools you need to work with any type and diameter plastic fibers.

It contains one professional plastic fiber cutter for cutting 0.75 and 1.0mm simplex and duplex jacketed or not jacketed fiber with 4 extra replacement blades, 10 sheets of 2000 grit polishing paper, 10 sheets of 3um polishing film, one 2 oz water dispenser, one glass polishing table, one fiber optic/wire stripper for removing the jacket up to 22mm from the fiber end, one ST polishing p.

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