Abstract
It is a challenging issue to develop a graded index polymer optical fiber (GI-POF) with sufficiently high thermal stability to be installed in the invehicle networks. Generally, a radial refractive index profile within the GI-POF is formed by adding a dopant to a polymer. This addition of the dopant significantly decreased the Tg of the polymer due to the plasticization. We demonstrated that 9-bromophenanthrene (BPT) had little plasticization on poly methyl methacrylate compared to conventional dopants, and propose the BPT as a potential dopant for the GI-POF.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 071601 |
Journal | Applied Physics Express |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jul 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)