Comparative study and simulation of the polymer optical fiber (POF) and glass optical fiber(GOF) in FTTH application

Abstract

The aim of this project is to study the effect of three parameters: fiber length, bit rate and power of transmission on the transmission performance of a Polymer Optical Fiber and Glass Optical Fiber in a local area network. OptiSystem software is used to simulate the overall system. The performance of the optical fiber link in terms of BER, eye diagram and quality factor for the three parameters is compared and discussed. A comparison between the POF and GOF fibers is undertaken.