Radiation effects on low refractive index, fluorinated methacrylate polymers for fiber cladding

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 699-705

  Bertolucci, P R H ^a   Harmon, J P ^a   Biagtan, E ^b,d   Schueneman, G ^b,e   Goldberg, E ^b   Schuman, P ^c   Schuman, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Optical Polymer Research Inc   (United States)

^d BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPOLYMERS; DECOMPOSITION; DISCOLORATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS TRANSITION; RADIATION EFFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

HOMOPOLYMERS; OPTICAL RADIATION RESISTANCE; POLYHEPTAFLUOROBUTYL METHACRYLATE; POLYHEXAFLUOROBUTYL METHACRYLATE;

POLYACRYLATES;

EID: 0032035556     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10235     Document Type: Article

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