Abstract:
An optical fiber 1 includes a core 11 and a cladding material 12. In a collision detection optical fiber sensor 100, a plurality of linear members 2 and 3 are twisted around an outer periphery of the cladding material 12 of the optical fiber 1. An elastic member 6 of the liner member 2 has an elasticity different from that of an elastic member 7 of the first linear member 3. The hardness of the elastic member 6 is lower than that of the elastic member 7. A rubber hardness difference measured by a durometer type A according to a JIS K6253 between the elastic member 6 and the elastic member 7 is not less than 10.
Abstract:
A heat-resisting plastic optical fiber which excels in heat resistance and mass production and a manufacturing method thereof. The heat-resisting plastic optical fiber has a core which consists of transparent resin, and clad coated on the outer periphery of the core, which consists of the resin whose refractive index is lower than that of core. Precursor of material for the core material consists of the mixture of a group of monomers which contain polyfunctional monomer and transparent thermoplastic polymer.
Abstract:
An electromagnetic shielding material is formed of a tubular electromagnetic shielding material made of a vinyl based conductive polymer fiber represented by formula (2). The tubular electromagnetic shielding material is produced by forming a tubular compact made of a vinyl based conductive polymer precursor fiber represented by formula (1), and heating the tubular compact to eliminate a leaving group from the precursor fiber. where R1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a hetero hydrocarbon group, and R2 represents the leaving group.
Abstract:
A polymer optical waveguide has a substrate, a buffer layer formed on the substrate, and a polymer waveguide main body formed on the buffer layer. The buffer layer is made of a polymer material that can absorb a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the substrate and the polymer optical waveguide.
Abstract:
Linear polarized light beams are separated by wavelength separation filters 28a, 28b, and 28c, and make incidence with every two wavelength components either into a polarized light conversion element 20b or into polarized light conversion element 20c, and the optical paths for the light beams separated into two by the polarized light conversion element 20a are joined to form one light beam path for every waveform component. The optical signals of the four wavelength components are reflected either by a mirror 31b or by a mirror 31c, are converged by such as a hologram lens 40c, and, after being reflected by a mirror 32, are detected for every wavelength component by the photo detector array 36.
Abstract:
A composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having a unit of the formula: R.sup.1 SiO.sub.3/2 wherein R.sup.1 is methyl, phenyl or vinyl in its molecule and having at least 0.05 alkenyl groups each directly attached to a silicon atom per silicon atom, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 hydrogen atoms each directly attached to a silicon atom per molecule, (C) a platinum catalyst, and (D) an organosilane or organopolysiloxane of the formula: R.sup.2.sub.a (R.sup.3 O).sub.b SiO.sub.(4-a-b)/2 wherein R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, methyl, phenyl or vinyl maintains good light transmission in cured form when exposed to humidity and is thus suitable for forming cores of optical fibers. Similar benefits are obtained with a composition comprising components (A) and (B), (C') a platinum catalyst and/or a radical polymerization initiator, and (E) a carboxylate.
Abstract:
A composition comprising (a) an organopolysiloxane having a unit of the formula: RSiO.sub.3/2 wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbon group in its molecule and having at least 0.05 alkenyl groups each directly attached to a silicon atom per silicon atom, (b) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 hydrogen atoms each directly attached to a silicon atom per molecule, and (c) a platinum catalyst, maintains good light transmission in cured form when exposed to humidity or stresses and is thus suitable for forming cores of optical fibers.
Abstract:
A plastic optical fiber comprising a core and a clad, said core being formed by an amorphous and optically transparent polymer and said clad being formed by a polymer having a refractive index lower than that of the core by at least 0.3%, at least one of the core and the clad being formed by an amorphous and optically transparent polymer containing metal elements and halogen atoms, is low in light loss and excellent in heat resistance.