EP0097325A2
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Optical fiber
Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-06-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-06-15
Abstract
Abstract A heat-resisting optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding, characterized in that the core is made of a polymer comprising units of a methacrylic ester, of which the ester moiety has an alicyclic hydrocarbon group of not less than 8 carbon atoms, and the cladding is made of a transparent polymeric material having a refractive index of at least 3 % smaller than that of the core. This optical fiber has excellent heat resistance and good flexibility and can be used at a high temperature over 110°C.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiharu Tatsukami
- 👤 Yasuyuki Kato
- 👤 Shigeo Wake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:51
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/02; G02B6/02033; D; D01; D01F; D01F8/00; D01F8/04; D01F8/10; G02B1/00; G02B1/04; G02B1/045; G02B1/046; G02B1/048; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4429; G02B6/4436; B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/05; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2929; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A heat-resisting optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding, characterized in that the core is made of a polymer comprising units of a methacrylic ester, of which the ester moiety has an alicyclic hydrocarbon group of not less than 8 carbon atoms, and the cladding is made of a transparent polymeric material having a refractive index of at least 3 % smaller than that of the core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A heat-resisting optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding, characterized in that the core is made of a polymer comprising units of a methacrylic ester, of which the ester moiety has an alicyclic hydrocarbon group of not less than 8 carbon atoms, and the cladding is made of a transparent polymeric material having a refractive index of at least 3 % smaller than that of the core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The optical fiber according to claim 1, wherein the polymer for the core comprises 3 to 100 % by weight of units of the methacrylic ester and 97 to 0 % by weight of units of at least one of C l -C 6 alkyl acrylate and Cl-C6 alkyl methacrylate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The optical fiber according to claim 2, wherein the polymer for the core comprises 3 to 30 % by weight of units of the methacrylic ester and 97 to 70 % by weight of units of methyl methacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The optical fiber according to claim 1, wherein the methacrylic ester has the formula: wherein A is an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having at least 8 carbon atoms and R is a single bond or a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The optical fiber according claim 4, wherein methacrylic ester is the one selected from the group consisting of fenchyl methacrylate, 1-menthyl methactylate, bornyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, adamantyl methacrylate and dimethyladamantyl methacrylate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The optical fiber according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric material for the cladding is a resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The optical fiber according to claim 6, wherein the resin is selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer, vinylidene floride-tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropene terpolymer, poly(perfluoro-tert-butyl) methacrylate and thermoplastic fluororubber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The optical fiber according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric material for the cladding is a fluororubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The optical fiber according to claim 8, wherein the fluororubber is vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropene copolymer, vinylidene fluoride-pentafluoropropene copolymer and vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The optical fiber according to claim 8, wherein the fluororubber comprises a crosslinking agent.
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