TY - JOUR
T1 - Studies on the light-focusing plastic rod. 12
T2 - The GRIN fiber lens of methyl methacrylate-vinyl phenylacetate copolymer
AU - Koike, Yasuhiro
AU - Kimoto, Yoshihiko
AU - Ohtsuka, Yasuji
PY - 1982/3/15
Y1 - 1982/3/15
N2 - The light-focusing plastic rod (LFR) and fiber (LFF) were fabricated by photocopolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with vinyl phenylacetate (VPAc). The MMA-VPAc LFR has much higher clarity than that of the MMA-vinyl benzoate LFR reported previously. Using the benzoin methyl ether as the initiator, which initiates photopolymerization preferentially, led to a much steeper index distribution than using benzoyl peroxide, which initiates thermal- and photochemical polymerization simultaneously. The relationships between preparation condition and optical characteristics were clarified in terms of the index distribution, light scattering, lens function, and attenuation of light transmission.
AB - The light-focusing plastic rod (LFR) and fiber (LFF) were fabricated by photocopolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with vinyl phenylacetate (VPAc). The MMA-VPAc LFR has much higher clarity than that of the MMA-vinyl benzoate LFR reported previously. Using the benzoin methyl ether as the initiator, which initiates photopolymerization preferentially, led to a much steeper index distribution than using benzoyl peroxide, which initiates thermal- and photochemical polymerization simultaneously. The relationships between preparation condition and optical characteristics were clarified in terms of the index distribution, light scattering, lens function, and attenuation of light transmission.
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U2 - 10.1364/AO.21.001057
DO - 10.1364/AO.21.001057
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84975646283
VL - 21
SP - 1057
EP - 1062
JO - Applied Optics
JF - Applied Optics
SN - 1559-128X
IS - 6
ER -