Suitability of Hollow-Core Fibre for Data-and-Power-Over-Fibre Systems
Abstract
Power-over-fibre (PoF) can improve future network resilience by simultaneously delivering power and connectivity to remote equipment in situations where a supply based on copper cables is neither feasible nor appropriate. However, in standard silica fibres, the high optical powers have an impact on data signals due to nonlinearities, decreasing maximum data rates. Hollow-core fibre (HCF) as a transmission medium has a marked decrease in nonlinearity, and its applicability to PoF is studied here. Two experiments using 3.1 and 1.2km lengths of HCF are conducted to investigate the benefits of this fibre as a medium to carry high-power optical signals alongside high-throughput data signals. The study of diverse wavelengths highlights the versatility of HCF for power transmission.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
Optical Network Technologies
Glass properties and applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 5179–5185
- Publication date
- 22 April 2026