Graded-index polymer optical fiber with high temperature and high humidity stability

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1818-1825

  Ishigure, Takaaki ^a,b   Sato, Masalaka ^a,b   Kondo, Atsushi ^a,b   Tsukimori, Yasuyuki ^c   Koike, Yasuhiro ^d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c FUJIFILM CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dopant; Glass transition temperature; Humidity resistance; Refractive index; Temperature resistance; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATTENUATION; GLASS TRANSITION; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

GRADED-INDEX POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0036823403     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.804028     Document Type: Article

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