Content.- 1 Light propagation in optical fibers.- 2 Properties of polymer optical fibers.- 3 Development of the polymer optical fiber (POF).- 4 Components for POF systems.- 5 POF systems.- 6 System design.- 7 Optical measuring methods.- 8 The Reliability of POF.- 9 Standards.- 10 Applications of Polymer Optical Fibers.- 11 POF clubs.- References.- Translators.- Index of key terms.- List of advertisers.- Biographies.