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Fabrication of a gradient refractive index preform using laminar shear mixing
Author(s) -
Choi Jin Sung,
Im Sang Hyuk,
Song Min Young,
Park O Ok,
Cho Hansol,
Hwang Jin Taek
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.21454
Subject(s) - materials science , laminar flow , refractive index , fabrication , polymer , composite material , mixing (physics) , optics , shear (geology) , refractive index profile , shear flow , mechanics , optoelectronics , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
A gradient refractive index rod was successfully prepared by a new fabrication method using laminar shear mixing, and a graded index polymer optical fiber that satisfied IEEE1394b was obtained from the method. To fabricate the gradient refractive index rod, a liquid monomer mixture with a relatively low refractive index was placed in a prepared cylindrical glass reactor and a transparent polymer rod with a higher refractive index was introduced at the center of the reactor. The reactor and the polymer rod were then rotated concurrently with a small rotating speed difference to generate a Couette flow in the liquid phase. The centrifugal force generated by rotation and the polymer diffusion into the liquid monomer mixture developed a graded concentration profile in a radial direction. The Couette flow could reduce the concentration fluctuation in a tangential direction. In addition, the graded index profile could be controlled by the copolymer composition of the rod and its diameter. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 95: 1100–1104, 2005