• DocumentCode
    3572031
  • Title

    Polymer optical fibre (POF) from p(methyl methacrylate) bearing chiral materials: Novel mechanism of light gudiance

  • Author

    Eun Hee Min ; Kok Hou Wong ; Setijadi, E. ; Ladouceur, F. ; Argyros, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Telecommun., Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    POFs were fabricated using poly(methyl methacrylates), PMMA bearing chirality from (-)-menthly methacrylates ((-)-MnMA) or L-lactide via free radical polymerisation. This approach potentially enables the development of a light guiding mechanism in POF.
  • Keywords
    chirality; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; polymerisation; L-lactide; free radical polymerisation; light guiding mechanism; menthly methacrylates; p(methyl methacrylate) bearing chiral materials; polymer optical fibres; Feeds; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Polymers; Chirality; Free Radical Polymerisation; L-lactic acid; PMMA; Polymer Optical Fibre (POF); menthol;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929944
  • Filename
    5929944
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3572031