Title :
Optical fibre jacketed with high-modulus low-linear-expansion-coefficient polymer
Author :
Yamamoto, F. ; Nakagawa, K. ; Shuto, Y. ; Yamakawa, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
A high Young´s modulus, low-linear-expansion-coefficient-polymer loose-jacket optical fibre has been developed using orientated polyoxymethylene (POM), which exhibits Young´s moduli 20 to 40 GPa and linear expansion coefficients ¿ 10¿6°C¿1. The highly orientated POM loose-jacket fibre has no microbending losses in a temperature range ¿60 to 80°C.
Keywords :
losses; optical fibres; polymers; high Young´s modulus; high-modulus low-linear-expansion-coefficient polymer; microbending losses; optical fibre; polyoxymethylene;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830459
