EP0375178A2
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Plastic optical fiber
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A plastic core-plastic cladding optical fiber is described wherein the core is composed of a copolymer of a perfluorodioxole represented by the following formula: wherein R and R′ independently represent F or CF₃ , with at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer substantially free of CH bonds and the copolymer has no first order transition temperature as determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and has a second order transition temperature not lower than 100°C as determined by DSC.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsuruyoshi Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd Matsumoto
- 👤 Takashi C/O Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd Yamamoto
- 👤 Teruhiko Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd. Sugimori
- 👤 Katsuhiko Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd. Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:31
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/02; G02B6/02033; G02B1/00; G02B1/04; G02B1/045; G02B1/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A plastic optical fiber having a core-sheath structure, wherein the core component is composed of a copolymer of a perfluorodioxole represented by the following formula: wherein R and R′ independently represent F or CF₃ , with at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer substantially free of CH bonds, and said copolymer has no first order transition temperature as determined by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and has a second order transition temperature not lower than 100°C as determined by DSC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A plastic optical fiber having a core-sheath structure, wherein the core component is composed of a copolymer of a perfluorodioxole represented by the following formula: wherein R and R′ independently represent F or CF₃ , with at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer substantially free of CH bonds, and said copolymer has no first order transition temperature as determined by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and has a second order transition temperature not lower than 100°C as determined by DSC.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plastic optical fiber as set forth in claim 1, wherein the unstable end group content, as determined by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), in the perfluorodioxole copolymer is below 5 meq/kg.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A plastic optical fiber as set forth in claim 1 or 2 wherein the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer is selected from tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene and perfluoro (methyl vinyl ether)
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