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Polymer Optical Fibers (POF) have been developed as early as silica optical fibers. Because of their significantly larger material attenuation, POFs are limited to lower data rate and shorter distance transmission applications and they have long been overshadowed by the success of silica fibers. Nevertheless, continuing advances and emergence of new POF technologies bring out properties very attractive for many industrial applications. In this chapter, we review the development of POF, POF materials and fabrications, different types of POFs, and some of POF applications.

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