Asahi Kasei E-Materials

High-Performance Plastic Optical Fiber

A product of the world-leading polymer and spinning technologies of Asahi Kasei. With their highly transparent PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) core and fluoropolymer clad, Asahi Kasei plastic optical fibers are becoming the material of choice for the emerging era of optics, in data transmission systems, sensory, light guides, and decorative illumination.

Optical Fiber	Hollow Multi-core Fiber	Single-core Cable
POF Image Guide	Multi-core Cable

Fiber Grade Comparison

Grade	Sensing	High NA	Industrial/ Data Com	Image Guide	Multi Core
Section	Commercial	High NA Industrial	Industrial	Image Guide	Multi Core
Fiber Code	DB	SB	TB	MB	N/A*
Cable Code	DC	SC	TC	MC	PMC
Refractive Index (core)	1.49	1.49	1.49	1.49	1.49
Numerical Aperture (NA)	0.5	0.6	0.485	0.5	0.2
Temperature Range	-55°~70 °C	-55°~85 °C	-55°~85 °C	-55°~60 °C	55°~60 °C
Attenuation	< 0.16 dB/m	< 0.16 dB/m	< 0.15 dB/m	N/A*	< 0.3 dB/m
Sample Item	DB-500	SC-1000	TC-1000	MBI-1000	PMC-1000