Claims
- 1. A plastic optical fiber comprising:
- a core formed of a PC/PEC solid solution having a PEC concentration of 30 to 50% by weight, said PC/PEC solid solution being characterized by a heat distortion temperature of at least 150.degree. C. and a transmission loss of less than 3 dB/m; and
- a cladding material on said core, said cladding material comprising a PMP resin or a PMMA/PVDF.sub.2 solid solution.
- 2. A plastic optical fiber as set forth in claim 1, wherein said PMMA/PVDF.sub.2 solid solution includes at least 80% by weight of PMMA.
- 3. A plastic optical fiber as set forth in claim 1, wherein said PMMA/PVDF.sub.2 solid solution includes at least 62% by weight of PVDF.sub.2.
- 4. A plastic optical fiber as set forth in claim 1, wherein said PC/PEC solid solution contains an organic fluorescent dye incorporated therein.
- 5. A plastic optical fiber as set forth in claim 4, wherein said dye comprises a perylene or naphthalimide type dye.
Priority Claims (3)
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62-255683 |
Oct 1987 |
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62-327231 |
Dec 1987 |
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62-327233 |
Dec 1987 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/255,976, filed Oct. 11, 1988, now abandoned.
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62-220559 |
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Continuations (1)
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