Table of Contents
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E.0 Executive Summary

E.1.0 Introduction

E.2.0 Main Markets for POF

E.2.1 Automotive
E.2.2 Consumer Electronics - 1394b
E.2.3 Industrial Control
E.2.4 Interconnection
E.2.5 Home Networks
E.2.6 Homeland Security

E.3.0 POF as a Disruptive Technology

E.4.0 Market Forecasts

E.5.0 POF Technology Trends

E.5.1 Fiber Loss Trends
E.5.2 Fiber Bandwidth Trends
E.5.3 Step Index and Graded Index PMMA
E.5.4 Perfluorinated GI-POF Developments

E.6.0 Growth of POF Activity World Wide

E.7.0 Major Impediments to Market Growth

E.8.0 Opportunities for Suppliers

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Some Advantages of POF

2.1 Ease of Connectorization
2.2 Durability
2.3 Large Diameter Requires Less Attention to Tolerances
2.4 Low Cost Systems
2.5 Low Cost Fibers Possible
2.6 Low Cost Transceivers
2.7 Space Division Multiplexers
2.8 Low Cost Receivers
2.9 Smaller Connector Size
2.10 Low Cost Test Equipment
2.11 Flexibility to Shock and Vibration
2.12 Ease of Maintenance
2.13 Ease of Handling
2.14 Minimal Safety Problems Compared to GOF
2.15 Bandwidth Growth Potential
2.16 New Fiber Developments
2.17 Wide Range of Potential Markets
2.18 Standards are Available in Major Markets
2.19 PF Can Use Low Cost GOF components

3.0 Comparison Between copper, Glass Optical Fiber (GOF) and POF

3.1 An Installers View
3.1.1 Installation Issues
3.1.2 Testing

4.0 POF Historical Development and Organization

4.1 History
4.2 POF Organization Worldwide
4.2.1 POF Developments in Japan
4.2.2 POF Developments in U.S.
4.2.3 POF in Europe
4.2.3.1 POF in France
4.2.3.2 POF in Germany
4.2.4 POF in Korea
4.2.5 POF in other Countries

5.0 Fiber Technology

5.1 Basic of Optical Fiber Systems
5.2 Types of Fibers
5.2.1 Step Index Fibers
5.2.2 Multimode Graded Index Fibers
5.2.3 Single Mode Fibers (SMF)
5.3 Plastic Optical Fibers (POF)
5.3.1 Materials Used in POF
5.3.2 Attenuation of PMMA Plastic Optical Fibers
5.3.3 Perfluorinated POF
5.3.4 Bandwidth of Plastic Optical Fibers
5.3.5 Impact of Numerical Aperature (NA)
5.3.6 Other Methods to Increase Bandwidth
5.3.7 Increased Bandwidth Using Low NA Sources
5.3.8 Graded Index PMMA POF (GI-POF)
5.3.9 Perfluorinated (PF) Graded Index POF (PF GI-POF)
5.3.10 Photonic Crystal Polymer Optical Fibers
5.3.11 High Temperature POF
5.3.12 Summary Performance of PMMA and Perfluorinated Fibers
5.3.13 Manufacturing Methods for POF
5.4.1 Impact of Numerical Aperture (NA)
5.4.2 Other Methods to Increase Bandwidth
5.4.3 Increased Bandwidth using Low NA Sources

6.0 Light Sources

6.1 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
6.1.1 Low NA LEDs
6.1.2 Low NA LED Source for ATM POF Data Link
6.1.3 Materials and Wavelengths for LEDs
6.2 Resonant Cavity LEDs (RC-LEDs)
6.3 Laser Diodes
6.4 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
6.4.1 Data Links using VCSELs

7.0 Connectors

7.1 POF Connectorization Methods
7.1.2 ATM Forum Connector Requirements
7.2 POF Connector Types
7.2.1 PN Connector
7.2.2 Small Multimedia Interface (SMI) Connector
7.2.3 IDB-1394 Automotive Connector
7.2.4 Agilent Rimpless Connector
7.2.5 Packard Hughes Interconnect Connector
7.2.6 Optical Mini Jack
7.2.7 Panduit Poly-Jack
7.2.8 MOST Connector
7.2.9 Splicing

8.0 Couplers

8.1 Optical Busses and Cross Connects

9.0 Switches

10.0 Integrated Optics

10.1 Planar Waveguides

11.0 Polymeric Lenses

12.0 Fiber Bragg Gratings

13.0 POF Optical Amplifiers

14.0 Test Equipment

14.1 OTDRs

15.0 POF Systems - Ethernet Example

16.0 POF Hardware

17.0 Illustrative Examples of POF Data Communications Applications

17.1 Introduction
17.2 Range of Applications
17.3 Opto Couplers
17.4 Printed Circuit Board Interconnects
17.5 Digital Audio Interface
17.6 Prionic Data Links
17.7 Automotive Applications

17.7.1 Automotive Harness Wiring Trends
17.7.2 Increase in Electronic Content

17.7.3 Automotive Standards

17.7.3 .1 MOST Standards
17.7.3.2 1394 Automotive Working Group and IDB

17.8 Local Area Networks

17.8.1 Introduction
17.8.2 Netronix
17.8.3 Codenoll
17.8.4 Mitsubishi Rayon - Minimap
17.8.5 NEC Ethernet

17.9 IEEE 1394 - Fire Wire

17.9.1 Market Potential
17.9.2 Transmission Media fir 1394B
17.9.3 Home Networks

17.9.4 1394 Sample Costs

17.10 Toll Booths
17.11 Factory Automation
17.12 Medical
17.13 High Voltage Isolation
17.14 Home Network
17.15 Test Equipment
17.16 Security
17.17 EMI/RFI
17.18 Hydraulic Lifts
17.19 Trains
17.20 CAN
17.21 Point of Sale Terminals
17.22 Robotics
17.23 Programmable Controller
17.24 Video Surveillance
17.25 High Speed Video
17.26 Video
17.27 POF & Wireless

18.0 POF Cost Comparisons

18.1 Connector Cost Trade Offs

19.0 POF and Related Standards

19.1 Standard Drivers
19.2 Trends in POF Standards
19.3 History of the Development of POF Standards
19.4 Process Control
19.4.1 Profibus

19.4.2.2 Sercos

19.4.3.2 Interbus

19.5 Automotive

19.5.1.1 MOST

19.5.1.2 IDB-1394B

19.6 Computer Standards

19.6.2.2 ATM

19.6.2.3 IEEE 1394B

19.7 Home Standards

19.7.2.2 CEBUS

19.7.2.3 ATM Forum/Residential Broadband

19.7.2.4 IEEE 1394/Home Network

19.7.2.5 Consumer Electronics

20.0 Components Testing

20.1 Introduction
20.2 IEC
20.3 VDI/VDE

21.0 POF Components - Present Status

21.1 POF Fiber Suppliers

21.1.1 Mitsubishi Rayon

21.1.2 Asahi Chemical

21.1.3 Toray Industries Inc
21.1.4 Asahi Glass
21.1.5 Nanoptics
21.1.6 OFS- Fitel
21.1.7 Redfern Polymer
21.1.8 Korean
21.1.9 Nexans
21.1.10 Fuji Film

21.2 Light Source Suppliers

21.2.1 Light Emitting Devices

21.2.2 Resonant Cavity LEDs (RC-LEDs)

21.2.3 Laser Diodes

21.2.4 VCSELSs

21.3 Photo Diodes Suppliers

21.4 Connector Suppliers

21.5 Coupler Suppliers

21.6 Test & Equipment Suppliers

21.7 Splicing Equipment Suppliers

21.8 Media Converters Suppliers

21.9 Data Links Suppliers

21.10 Other Passive Components

21.11 Other Active Components

22.0 POF Component Price Trends

22.1 Impact of the MOST Standard

22.2 POF Fiber Pricing Trends

22.2.1 Step Index Fibers

22.2.2 Graded Index PMMA Fibers

22.2.3 POF Graded Index Fibers

22.3 Cable Assemblies
22.4 POF Transmitters and Receivers
22.5 Graded Index PMMA and PF POF Pricing
22.6 Conclusion on Fiber Pricing

23.0 Market Drivers

23.1 Technology
23.2 Standards
23.3 Market Needs
23.4 Government Funding
23.5 Education of End Users
23.6 Marketing
23.7 Large Player
23.8 POF Systems Suppliers

24.0 POF Market Projections and Forecasts

24.1 Automotive Market
24.2 Consumer Electronics and 1394b
24.3 POF Industrial Controls Markets
24.4 Home Markets
24.5 Interconnect Market
24.6 Total POF Market

25.0 POF Activities World Wide

25.1 United States

25.2 Japan

25.3 Europe

25.3.1 France

25.3.2 Germany

25.4 Korea

25.5 Other

26.0 Profile of POF Companies Past and Present

26.1 1394 Trade Association

26.2 3M
26.3 Acome
26.4 Amoco Chemical Co.
26.5 Agilent Technologies Inc
26.6 Alps Electric Co. Ltd
26.7 Asahi Chemical Industry Co. Ltd
26.8 Asahi Glass Co. Ltd
26.9 AT&T Bell Laboratories
26.10 Augat/Aster
26.11 Avaya Communication
26.12 BAE Systems
26.13 Bayer AG
26.14 BDM
26.15 BDM International
26.16 BOSCH
26.17 Boston Optical Fiber (BOF)
26.18 Bridgestone Corp
26.19 Brookhaven National Laboratory
26.20 California Eastern Labs
26.21 Center National d'Estudes des Telecommunications (CNET)
26.22 COBRA Institute
26.23 Codenoll Technology Corp
26.24 Corning Cable Systems Newstadt
26.25 CRHEA
26.26 Daimler Chrysler AG
26.27 Delphi Connection Systems
26.28 Delphi Electric Systems
26.29 Delphi Packard Electric
26.30 Deutsch Telekom AG
26.31 DieMount Solutions
26.32 Digital Optronics
26.33 Dow Chemical USA
26.34 DuPont
26.35 FCI Automotive
26.36 FCI Automotive (Germany)
26.37 FCI France
26.38 Federal Institute f or Materials Research and Testing

Appendix 1 - Agilent Crimpless Connectors

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