PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS

摘要

SO-2-39979C/KM/85 A process for producing a plastic optical fiber having excellent long-term reliability with respect to resistance to heat and environment is disclosed, which comprises bulk-polymerizing a monomer or monomers that provide a non-crystalline homo- or copolymer, meltspinning the resulting homo- or copolymer while removing any residual volatile components therefrom, and heating and/or exposing to radiation the resulting melt-spun fiber, wherein a polyfunctional reactant is incorporated during the step of bulk polymerization or melt-spinning.