Abstract
We experimentally evaluated the influence of microscopic heterogeneities on light transmission characteristics of poly(methyl methacrylate)-based graded-index plastic optical fiber (GI POF) fabricated by interfacial gel polymerization. The GI POF had few differential mode attenuation because the fabrication method results in no steep refractive index change of core-cladding boundary. On the other hand, the transmission bandwidth was significantly affected by mode coupling. These results suggest that the mode coupling in the GI POF can be predominantly induced by density-fluctuation-induced volume scattering.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 36-65 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Dec 1 |
| Event | 21st International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers, POF 2012 - Atlanta, GA, United States Duration: 2012 Sept 10 → 2012 Sept 12 |
Other
| Other | 21st International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers, POF 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Atlanta, GA |
| Period | 12/9/10 → 12/9/12 |
Keywords
- Graded-index plastic optical fiber
- Microscopic heterogeneities
- Mode coupling
- Poly(methyl methacrylate)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Materials Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics