Plastic Optical Fiber

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  • Optic fiber is a AV device that connects and stores digital input / output signal. It has no electromagnetic interference and can achieve superior high quality of recording & playing.
    The application includes DVD player, SONY® Play Station 2® ( PS2 )、CD laser player, 5.1 sound card, Japanese made laptop, digital earphone, AV amplifier, recordable MD walkman and so on.

Major Advantage

Advantage 1 → No electromagnetic interference.
Advantage 2 → High quality recording & playing.
Advantage 3 → High-speed transmission of digital signal, compatible with big-volume transmission.

Pin Type Of Optical Fiber

Square type:
Major application in DVD player, gaming devices (e.g.PS2), 5.1 audio card, digital AV amplifier, digital earphone.


Square type

Round type:
Major application in CD walkman, recordable MD walkman, audio equipment.


Round type

Plastic Optical Fiber

Brief Introduction of Plastic Optical Fiber : Plastic optical fiber, literally, is an optical fiber that is made out of plastic. Major application is in audio signal transmission within consumer electronics, for instance, digital signal transmission in consumer audio equipment.

Materials Of Plastic Optical Fiber

  • - Core material:PMMAFiber outer diameter:2.2mm / 1.5mm
    - Core refraction index:1.492Attenuation:185 ~ 195db / km
    - Numerical Aperture (NA):0.5 / 0.3Jacket Color:Black, white, other option
    - Allowable bending radius:25mm Operation Temp.:-50 ~ 70℃
    - Cladding refraction index:1.417
    - Jacket materials:PE