申请人:Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
公开号:EP1026525A1
公开(公告)日:2000-08-09
Disclosed is a graded index type optical fiber having a multilayer structure comprising a plurality of concentrically arranged non-blended layers LNB1 to LNBm formed of (co)polymers P1 to Pm selected from the group consisting of two or more homopolymers HP1, HP2, ... and HPn composed of units of vinyl monomers M1, M2, ... and Mn, respectively (provided that the refractive indices of the homopolymers decrease in that order), and one or more binary copolymers CPs composed of units of vinyl monomers M1, M2, ... and Mn, each of (co)polymers P1 to Pm having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 80°C or above, wherein the refractive index is highest at the center of the multilayer structure and decreases gradually toward the outer periphery thereof. This optical fiber has a small transmission loss, a large numerical aperture, and excellent resistance to moist heat.
本发明公开了一种具有多层结构的分级索引型光纤,该多层结构包括多个同心排列的非混合层 LNB1 至 LNBm,这些非混合层由选自以下组别的(共)聚合物 P1 至 Pm 组成:分别由乙烯基单体 M1、M2、......和 Mn 的单元组成的两种或多种均聚物 HP1、HP2......和 HPn(条件是均聚物的折射率依次降低),以及由乙烯基单体 M1、M2......和 Mn 的单元组成的一种或多种二元共聚物 CPs。和 Mn 组成的单元的两种或多种均聚物 HP1、HP2、......和 HPn(条件是均聚物的折射率依次降低),以及由乙烯基单体 M1、M2、......和 Mn 组成的一种或多种二元共聚物 CPs,(共)聚合物 P1 至 Pm 的玻璃化转变温度 (Tg) 均为 80°C 或以上,其中折射率在多层结构的中心最高,并向外周逐渐降低。这种光纤的传输损耗小,数值孔径大,耐湿热性能极佳。