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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIBER
OPTIC CABLE
Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) is large core ( about
1mm) fiber, usually step index, that is used for
short, low speed networks.
PCS/HCS (plastic or hard clad silica, plastic
cladding on a glass core) has a smaller glass core
(around 200 microns) and a thin plastic cladding.