EP0850264A4 - Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof - Google Patents

Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof

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Publication number
EP0850264A4
EP0850264A4 EP96933026A EP96933026A EP0850264A4 EP 0850264 A4 EP0850264 A4 EP 0850264A4 EP 96933026 A EP96933026 A EP 96933026A EP 96933026 A EP96933026 A EP 96933026A EP 0850264 A4 EP0850264 A4 EP 0850264A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
manufacture
optical fibers
polymer optical
polymer
fibers
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP96933026A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0850264A1 (en
Inventor
Mohammad W Katoot
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
KTH LLC
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KTH LLC
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/594,711 external-priority patent/US5861129A/en
Priority claimed from US08/667,218 external-priority patent/US5747610A/en
Application filed by KTH LLC filed Critical KTH LLC
Publication of EP0850264A1 publication Critical patent/EP0850264A1/en
Publication of EP0850264A4 publication Critical patent/EP0850264A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02033—Core or cladding made from organic material, e.g. polymeric material
    • G02B6/02038—Core or cladding made from organic material, e.g. polymeric material with core or cladding having graded refractive index
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C41/00—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C41/003—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor characterised by the choice of material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00663—Production of light guides
    • B29D11/00721—Production of light guides involving preforms for the manufacture of light guides
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08F—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
    • C08F2/00—Processes of polymerisation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/04—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of organic materials, e.g. plastics
    • G02B1/045—Light guides
    • G02B1/046—Light guides characterised by the core material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C35/00—Heating, cooling or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C35/02—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould
    • B29C35/08—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation
    • B29C35/0805—Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanizing during moulding, e.g. in a mould by wave energy or particle radiation using electromagnetic radiation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C41/00—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C41/02—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C41/04—Rotational or centrifugal casting, i.e. coating the inside of a mould by rotating the mould

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
  • Multicomponent Fibers (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
EP96933026A 1995-09-13 1996-09-13 Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof Withdrawn EP0850264A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US369395P 1995-09-13 1995-09-13
US3693P 1995-09-13
US08/594,711 US5861129A (en) 1995-09-13 1996-01-31 Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof
US594711 1996-01-31
US08/667,218 US5747610A (en) 1996-06-21 1996-06-21 Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof
US667218 1996-06-21
PCT/US1996/014786 WO1997010285A1 (en) 1995-09-13 1996-09-13 Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0850264A1 EP0850264A1 (en) 1998-07-01
EP0850264A4 true EP0850264A4 (en) 2000-06-14

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EP96933026A Withdrawn EP0850264A4 (en) 1995-09-13 1996-09-13 Polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP0850264A4 (en)
JP (1) JPH11513499A (en)
AU (1) AU7160096A (en)
CA (1) CA2232011A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1997010285A1 (en)

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AU4420097A (en) * 1996-09-13 1998-04-02 Mohammad W. Katoot Graded index polymer optical fibers and process for manufacture thereof
US6086999A (en) * 1997-06-12 2000-07-11 Boston Optical Fiber, Inc. Method for producing a graded index plastic optical material
US6776932B1 (en) 1998-06-12 2004-08-17 Getronics Wang Co. Llc Polymeric optical articles

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EP0407294A1 (en) * 1989-07-07 1991-01-09 ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL Compagnie Générale d'Optique Process and device for obtaining a gradient index-polymer
EP0548991A1 (en) * 1991-12-26 1993-06-30 Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. Method for preparing uniform polymer rod

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FR2545616B1 (en) * 1983-05-03 1986-10-24 Commissariat Energie Atomique OPTICAL FIBERS IN PLASTIC MATERIAL, ESPECIALLY MULTI-CORE, AND THEIR MANUFACTURING METHOD
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US5217518A (en) * 1990-03-09 1993-06-08 At&T Bell Laboratories Apparatus for making coated optical fiber
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Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0407294A1 (en) * 1989-07-07 1991-01-09 ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL Compagnie Générale d'Optique Process and device for obtaining a gradient index-polymer
EP0548991A1 (en) * 1991-12-26 1993-06-30 Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. Method for preparing uniform polymer rod

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9710285A1 *

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EP0850264A1 (en) 1998-07-01
JPH11513499A (en) 1999-11-16
WO1997010285A1 (en) 1997-03-20
CA2232011A1 (en) 1997-03-20
AU7160096A (en) 1997-04-01

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