Lighting plastic optical fiber and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeToray Industries, Inc.
InventorsHironobu Maeda, Ryuichi Kamei, Shinji Sato
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Abstract
An optical fiber is a linear radiator uniform in the longer direction thereof, and a lighting device uses the optical fiber. The optical fiber is a lighting fiber having a core and a cladding. In the fiber, as the cladding, there is used a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizing ingredient containing 90% or more by weight of vinylidene fluoride, and the cladding has a crystallinity of 45% to 52%.
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A lighting plastic optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding and which lights from a side surface of the fiber, wherein the cladding comprises a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizing ingredient containing 90% or more by weight of vinylidene fluoride, and the cladding has a crystallinity of 45% to 52%.
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