Tut. 08 POF Reliability and Testing
W. Daum
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany
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During operation under extreme operating conditions (e.g. industrial or automotive applications), environmental stressing has an important influence on the safety and functionality of a POF data communication system. In order to guarantee a required reliability of the physical medium POF, or to qualify POF for special applications, systematic investigations and tests are necessary. The course will cover a review of the worldwide activities in the area of POF.
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Overview
- Environmental characterization of typical POF application fields
- Reliability requirements of industrial, automotive, and office applications
- Degradation mechanisms for POF due to environmental stressing
- Basic concepts for POF testing
- Mechanical testing (e.g. repeated bending, compressive load, flexing, tensile strength, impact, torsion, and twisting)
- Climatic testing and aging behavior
- Chemical testing
- Special test equipment (e.g. OTDR and multiplexer for POF)
- Standards and Public available specifications (PAS) for POF testing
To all of these topics, a lot of practical examples of test results will be presented along with an overview of the state of the art of achievable reliability data of several POF types.
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Intended Audience
- There are four main categories of people who will benefit from the course.
- People in middle management positions of research and development who require a concise overview of the potential benefits offered by a POF data communication systems for operation under harsh environments.
- Experienced engineers will gain a greater understanding of practical POF testing and how to do it in economical ways.
- Scientists will learn more about the physical and chemical degradation mechanisms, which have an influence on the reliability of POF.
Beginners will find the course an ideal opportunity to be introduced to the state of the art of POF testing and the performance of this advanced technology.
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About the Instructor
Dir. U. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Daum was born in 1956. He studied electrical engineering with emphasis on measurement technology at the Technical University of Berlin. In 1984, he joined the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM). Up to 1989, he was a member of the "Non-destructive Testing" division. Then he became the head of the "Optical Measuring Methods; Experimental Stress Analysis" lab and started in 1990 with the development of basic test methods for testing of POF. In 1996 he became Director and Professor, and head of the "Measurement and Testing Technology; Sensors" division. Since 1992, he has been a member of the ICPOF. In 1998, he organized the 7th Int. POF conference in Berlin, and in 2001, the 10th Int. POF conference in Amsterdam. He is co-author of the book POF -- Polymer Optical Fibers for Data Communication. At the time, his special interest is the development of standards for POF testing. |
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