• Source: Plastic-clad silica fiber

In telecommunications and fiber optics, a plastic-clad silica fiber or polymer-clad silica fiber (PCS) is an optical fiber that has a silica-based core and a plastic cladding. The cladding of a PCS fiber should not be confused with the polymer overcoat of a conventional all-silica fiber.




Usage


The main applications of plastic-clad silica fiber are industrial, medical or sensing applications where cores that are larger than those used in standard data communications fibers are advantageous.
PCS fibers in general have significantly lower performance characteristics, particularly higher transmission losses and lower bandwidths, than all-glass fibers.




See also


Plastic optical fiber
Hard-clad silica optical fiber




References



This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.




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