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Heat-resistant plastic optical fiber and process for the production thereof

US5121461A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1990
Grant dateJun 9, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B1/048
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A heat-resistant plastic optical fiber having a concentric three-layered structure comprising a core layer, a sheath layer and a protective layer, wherein the polymer constituting the sheath layer is a copolymer comprising 30 to 80 mole % of a fluorodioxole represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' are each a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and 70 to 20 mole % of at least one other comonomer. Also, a process for the production of the heat-resistant plastic optical fiber comprising spinning a core-forming polymer, a sheath-forming polymer and a protective layer-forming polymer by a three-layered conjugate spinning process.

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