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Buying Plastic Optical Fibers

Top-level product category: fiber optics

More general product categories: plastic optics, fibers

Related product category: fiber optics

Plastic optical fibers (POF) are made from materials like PMMA (acrylic), polystyrene, or polycarbonates. They are used as multimode fibers for short or moderate distance optical communications and as light pipes for various applications.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers, but also to make good purchasing decisions.

NEW: Structured Decision Process

We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.

(Various further improvements of this feature will come soon.)

1. Learn about the technology

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

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With its comprehensive resources, RP Photonics helps you to well prepare purchase decisions:

2. Define your requirements

It is important to fully understand and define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that for your preparation and for inquiries to suppliers, you draw up a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying plastic optical fibers. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

If you check this, the criteria will be inserted into the inquiry mail if below you use a button titled "Get quotation".

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

3. Find suppliers

We suggest three steps:

  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for plastic optical fibers. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
  • The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research.
  • Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

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The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Find Suppliers for Plastic Optical Fibers

13 suppliers for plastic optical fibers (POF) are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 2 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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The Future Depends on Optics

Edmund Optics
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
United States
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plastic optical fibers

Optical grade fiber plastic optics are designed to provide higher transmission in the visible region of the spectrum. They can be used for a wide range of applications, from general industrial light guides to short-distance data transmission. The fiber is tough and flexible but is not designed to bear loads.

Sylex s.r.o.
Mlynské luhy 31
821 05 Bratislava
Slovakia
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plastic optical fibers

Plastic optical fiber (POF), made from polymer, transmits light through its core, similar to glass optical fiber. POF typically has diameters between 0.25 mm and 1.5 mm and is often terminated with a probe or threaded tip on the sensing end. Plastic fiber optics are more flexible, less expensive. They are suitable for tight spaces and can be cut to length in the field. They can also be easily assembled to fit specific applications, making them versatile for various uses.

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Other Suppliers
AFL
United States
Bones Electronics Co., Ltd
China
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Comcore
United States
ELUXI Ltd.
United Kingdom
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FiberLogix Intl. Ltd.
United Kingdom
Incom
United States
Industrial Fiber Optics, Inc.
United States
Kingfisher International
Australia
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Laser Components GmbH
Germany
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Prizmatix Ltd.
Israel
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SHKE Communication Tech
China

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