POFTO Member Resources

POF Day Symposium @ OFC/NFOEC 2009

The Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO) organized a POF Symposium to review recent developments in POF markets, technology, and applications. The theme of the POF Symposium was "The Market and Applications for Optical Links that are Less Than 100 Meters." Other developments in connectorless technology, active optical cables (AOC), and chip solutions for POF data communications were covered.

	POF Markets for Less Than 100 Meters Paul Polishuk, POFTO Board Member
	POF Home Networking — Status, Standardization, and Outlook Olaf Ziemann, Hans Poisel, and Hans Kragl, POF Applications Center
	New POF Sources John Lambkin, Firecomms
	Simplified Multi-Gigabit Networking with Perfluorinated POF Whitney White, Chromis Fiberoptics
	New Termination Techniques for POF and the Latest Innovation in POF Connectors Paul Mulligan, FiberFin
	POF Systems Simulation showing the Real Potential of POF Links Juri Vinogradov, Roman Kruglov, Olaf Ziemann, POF Applications Center

POF Standards Workshop (2009)
Discussion & Strategy on the Development of POF Standards

The Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO) organized a workshop on March 23, 2009 at OFC/NFOEC on "Discussion and Strategy on the Development of POF Standards". A review of existing POF standards and recent activities was be presented to start the discussion as well as the Global POF Installation Guide (GPOFIG) Proposal.

	Present State of POF Standards: Activities, Conclusions, and Recommendations Paul Polishuk, POFTO Board Member
	ODVA Standards Related to POF Paul Mulligan, FiberFin
	POF Standards 2010: What Do We Need Next? Olaf Ziemann, POF Applications Center

SAE World Congress 2008: Recent Developments in POF for Automotive OEM and Aftermarket Applications

The SAE 2008 World Congress was held at COBO Hall April 14-17, 2008. For the second year in a row, POFTO has organized a session aimed at US OEMs and their suppliers. The POFTO session was on Monday morning. Topics and speakers included the following:

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	POF Market Trends Paul Polishuk, POFTO
	MOST Up to Date Henry Muyshondt, MOST Cooperaton
	POF Connectors and Associated Equipment Paul Mulligan, FiberFin
	Challenge for High Temperature Resistant POF Cable for the Future MOST System Ken Eben, Mitsubishi International

Full Report on this this technical session is available here.

POF Day Symposium @ OFC/NFOEC 2008

The objective of this free one day symposium, held during the OFC/NFOEC '08 Conference at OSP/FTS Booth 3539 Theatre was to show what Plastic Optical Fiber is and what it can do.

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Or view/download (PDF) individual presentations below:

	POF Market Trends Paul Polishuk, POFTO
	The Efficient Partnership of LED and POF Technology for High Speed Data Communications, Olaf Ziemann, POF-AC
	Recent Developments in 650nm VCSELs AND RCLEDs John Lambkin, Firecomms Ltd.
	Developments in Perfluorinated Gi-POF, Dana DuToit, Chromis Fiber Optics
	Ethernet over POF Greg Smyth, DiMoto Pty Ltd
	Trends in POF Connector Developments Paul Mulligan, FiberFin
	Review of POF Standards Activities Paul Mulligan, FiberFin
	Structural Monitoring with Low Cost POF Sensors Olaf Ziemann, POFAC
	POF-based Delivery System for High-Power LED Light Karl-Friedrich Klein, University of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg

POF Day Symposium @ OFC/NFOEC 2007

The objective of this free one day symposium, held on Thursday, March 29th during the OFC/NFOEC '07 Conference at OSP/FTS Booth 3666 was to show what Plastic Optical Fiber is and what it can do. It is intended for those not familiar with POF technology and recent applications. Login here to download the proceedings which are made available to POFTO members free of charge. Please use the login "pofto", plus your POFTO member password.

Articles of Interest to the POF Industry

"So how did we get from 150 feet to 100 meters?" Donna Ballast - Cable Installation & Maintenance, August 2006

A good article on the origin of the 100 meter standard.

"Visionary Hookups" Hank Hogan, Contributing Editor - Photonics Spectra, September 2006

Includes table describing standards used in machine vision.

"Will Plastic Fibers Challenge Glass for Networking?" (subscription required) Jim Hayes, Electrical Contractor, October 2006

 

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