Plastic Optical Fibre (POF)

Alker has perfected Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) terminations to the following connectors: FC, SC, ST and SMA. Our technicians also have extensive experience terminating POF connectors and couplers from Avago.

There is a variety of plastic fibre to choose from for your patchcord or pigtail, including fibre for high temperature and for industrial, high vibration/flex environments. Please speak to one of our technicians if you require any assistance selecting the right fibre for your application.

Light-weight, and with a higher tolerance for scratches than glass fibre, Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) works well over short distances (recommended up to 100m, although POF for longer runs and transmission rates of up to 3Gb/sec are being developed) across a number of platforms from consumer electronics, FTTH and video to industrial applications and sensors. POF fibres used to have a high numerical aperture ranging from 0.3 to 0.5, but it is now possible to get numerical apertures of just under 0.2