Polymeric compositions for forming optical waveguides; optical waveguides formed therefrom; and methods for making same
AssigneePromerus, LLC
InventorsXiao-Mei Zhao, Ramakrishna Ravikiran, Phillip S. Neal, Robert A. Shick, Larry F. Rhodes, Andrew Bell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to polymer compositions and methods of polymerizing such compositions. Furthermore, the present invention relates to polymer compositions that are useful in forming waveguides and to methods for making waveguides using such polymer compositions.
Claims51
A polycyclic polymer composition formed by addition polymerization of one or more monomers or oligomers represented by the following structure:
- wherein each X′″ independently represents oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or a methylene group of the formula —(CH2)n′— where n′ is an integer of 1 to 5;
- “a” represents a single or double bond;
- R1 to R4 independently represent a hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl, or a functional substituent;
- and m is an integer from 0 to 5, with the proviso that when “a” is a double bond one of R1, R2 and one of R3, R4 are not present.
A polycyclic polymer composition formed by addition polymerization of one or more monomers or oligomers represented by the following structure:
- wherein each X′″ independently represents oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or a methylene group of the formula —(CH2)n′— where n′ is an integer of 1 to 5;
- Q represents an oxygen atom or the group N(R8);
- R8 is selected from hydrogen, a halogen, a linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl, and C6-C18 aryl;
- and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
A polycyclic polymer composition formed by addition polymerization of one or more monomers represented by the following structure:
- wherein X′″ represents oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or a methylene group of the formula —(CH2)n′— where n′ is an integer of 1 to 5;
- RD is deuterium, “i” is an integer ranging from 0 to 6, with the proviso that when “i” is 0, at least one of R1D and R2D must be present;
- R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl, or a functional substituent;
- and R1D and R2D, which are optional, independently represent a deuterium atom or a deuterium enriched hydrocarbyl group containing at least one deuterium atom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.