Optical Polymers Fibers and Waveguides

This text examines the design and application of polymeric waveguides and fibers. It discusses new polymer systems designed to expand the efficiency of and the number of applications for polymer waveguides. Topics include graded-index materials, ruggedized systems and dye-doped systems,structure property relations, and new synthetic and processing techniques designed to minimize extrinsic losses.

Preface

ix

Polymers for Optical Fibers and Waveguides: An Overview

1

(24)

Julie P. Harmon

Plastic Optical Fibers: Pipe-Dream or Reality?

25

(10)

Xina Quan

Lee Blyler

Whitney White

Synthesis and Properties of Optically Active Polyurethane Ionomers Containing Erbium

35

(14)

Quan Gu

William M. Risen, Jr.

Perfluorocyclobutane Polymers for Optical Fiber and Dielectric Waveguides

49

(14)

Dennis W. Smith, Jr.

Adrienne B. Hoeglund

Hiren V. Shah

Michael J. Radler

Charles A. Langhoff

Use of Hydroxy Functional Fluoropolymer Resins in Free Radical UV Curable Coatings

63

(14)

G. K. Noren

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Chiral Chromophores for Nonlinear Optical Applications

77

(14)

Shuangxi Wang

Kenneth D. Singer

Rolfe G. Petschek

S. Huang

L.-C. Chien

Miscibility Investigation of Fluorocarbon Copolymer and Methacrylate Copolymer Blends

91

(22)

Melynda C. Calves

J. P. Harmon

Fluorinated Polymer Blends as Plastic Optical Fiber Cladding Materials

113

(16)

S. Pimbert

L. Avignon-Poquillon

G. Levesque

Hard Plastic Claddings: Nearing Two Decades of Performance

129

(10)

Bolesh J. Skutnik

UV Curable Acrylated Oligomers: Model Characterization Studies

139

(16)

A. J. Tortorello

Micro Porous Silica: The All New Silica Optical Fibers

155

(10)

Bolesh J. Skutnik

Analysis of a Coextrusion Process for Preparing Gradient-Index Polymer Optical Fibers

165

(12)

Yung Chang

Wen-Chang Chen

Ming-Hsin Wei

Wen-Chung Wu

The Influence of Mechanical and Climatic Factors on Light Transmission of Polymeric Optical Fibers

177

(18)

P. M. Pakhomov

A. I. Zubkov

S. D. Khizhnyak

Development of a Fiber Optic pH Sensor for On-Line Control

195

(16)

M. Janowiak

H. Huang

S. Chang

L. H. Garcia-Rubio

Fluorescent Optical Fibers for Data Transmission

211

(10)

Hans Poisel

Karl F. Klein

Vladimir M. Levin

Polymer Scintillators: Continuous versus Intermittent Gamma Irradiation Effects

221

(10)

E. Biagtan

E. Goldberg

R. Stephens

E. Valeroso

M. Calves

J. Harmon

Author Index

231

(2)

Subject Index

233

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