|
|
 |
|
Overview:
The POF MARKET is BOOMING!
In contrast to the glass optical fiber business, the Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) business in 2008 is booming. There is an excitement in the air that is causing companies to reassess their strategies with regard to POF. New companies are entering the field from China, Taiwan, Japan, U.S, Canada, Europe Korea, Australia and Ireland as an indication of the widespread interest in POF.
What is causing this recent interest in POF?
There are a number of reasons driving the interest in POF including:
- Need for low cost optical solutions.
- Acceptance of the MOST standard for auto POF databuses by IG European automobile manufacturers.
- Recent approval of the 1394b standard which increases distance between Modes to 100m at speeds up to 3.29bps.
- Wide interest in POF across many applications such as automation, consumer, industrial controls, interconnect, medical and now homeland security.
- Technical developments in resonant cavity LED's, VCSELs, graded index PMMA and PF fibers.
How Big is the Market?
IGI Consulting (IGIC) recently completed market study forecasts the POF market will grow from $1.2 billion in 2008 to $1.7 billion
in 2010.
Table of Contents
From 2006 Edition - 2008 TOC Announced Soon
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
|
|
|