PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL COUPLERS FROM POLYMERS

    公开(公告)号:CA2038906A1

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-24

    申请号:CA2038906

    申请日:1991-03-22

    Applicant: HOECHST AG

    Abstract: HOE 90/F 095 Process for the production of optical couplers from polymers A process for the production of optical couplers from polymers in which the coupler structure is produced by injection molding and the polymers employed are preferably amorphous polymers, in particular PMMA, polystyrenes, polycarbonates, polyolefins, polyesters, polysulfones, polyether sulfones, polyether imides, polyarylates, polyamides or polyester carbonates. The coupler element is solid and may be coated with a polymer which has a lower refractive index than the coupler, so that the light propagation takes place in the coupler itself.

    PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL COUPLER FOR POLYMER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES

    公开(公告)号:CA2041212A1

    公开(公告)日:1991-10-27

    申请号:CA2041212

    申请日:1991-04-25

    Applicant: HOECHST AG

    Abstract: HOE 90/F 128 Process for producing an optical coupler for polymer optical waveguides Process for producing an optical coupler for polymer optical waveguides by arranging the optical waveguides in the same sense and bundling them by means of a plastic shrink-on sleeve. In this process, two to 105 polymer optical waveguides are arranged in the same sense and bundled and a plastic tube is put over the mixing region. Then a piece of plastic shrink-on sleeve is pushed over the plastic tube and the shrink-on sleeve is heated to a temperature at which it contracts. The shrinkage temperature of the shrink-on sleeve is inside the thermoelastic temperature range of the plastic tube. The optical waveguide bundle may be stretched during or after heating.

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