Distributed graded index type optical transmission plastic article and method of manufacturing same
US5390274A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S359/90
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A distributed refractive index type optical transmission plastic article has a circular cross section of a radius r.sub.0 which is in a range of 0.4 to 0.6 mm. A refractive index distribution of the optical transmission article substantially approximates a predetermined ideal refractive index distribution curve at least in a range of 0.25r.sub.0 to 0.70r.sub.0 extending from a center axis toward a peripheral surface of the article. A refractive index n.sub.0 at a central part of the article is in a range of 1.4 to 1.6. The article has a refractive index distribution constant of larger than 0.15 mm.sup.-1 and smaller than 0.3 mm.sup.-1, and a modulation transfer function of at least 55%. This optical transmission article is made from uncured liquid substances each having a viscosity of between 10.sup.3 and 10.sup.8 poises. N (N.gtoreq.2) uncured liquid substances having refractive indexes n of n.sub.1 >n.sub.2 >n.sub.3 . . . n.sub.N when cured are arranged in such a way that the refractive indexes n are successively reduced from a central portion toward a peripheral portion, and concentrically laminated one upon the other to form an uncured strand fiber. The substances between adjac…
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