发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing a graded refractive index plastic optical-fiber |
摘要 |
A plastic optical-fiber is provided having a desired length and a desired graded refractive index. To this end, a base polymer is mixed with a non-polymerizable compound having a higher refractive index to obtain a fiber material. This material is then transformed continuously into a fiber in a fiber-preparing unit. A plurality of diffusion tanks are each provided with a solution, each solution having a level of viscosity different from one another. The fiber is then dipped successively into the solutions in the order from a lowest viscosity level to a higher viscosity level. During this process, the non-polymerizable compound and polymerizable compound diffuse inside the fiber and form a graded refractive index distribution. The polymerizable compound is then polymerized and hardened in a drying-and-heating unit. The fiber thus obtained is drawn and coated with a cladding.
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申请公布号 |
US5938986(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.08.17 |
申请号 |
US19980042467 |
申请日期 |
1998.03.16 |
申请人 |
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. |
发明人 |
NAKAMURA, TETSUYA |
分类号 |
G02B6/00;B29C47/00;G02B6/028;(IPC1-7):B29D11/00 |
主分类号 |
G02B6/00 |
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