Drawing plastic optical fibers with 36-nozzle die head

Yao-Ming Chang; Ya-min M. Hu; Yizhong Bi

doi:10.1117/12.22976

1 November 1990 Drawing plastic optical fibers with 36-nozzle die head

Yao-Ming Chang, Ya-min M. Hu, Yizhong Bi

Proceedings Volume 1338, Optoelectronic Devices and Applications; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22976
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

There are three know-hows in the drawing of plastic optical fibers with 36 nozzle die head: the design of 36 nozzle die head, the synchronous coating of 36 filaments and the 36 filament forming technology. The most difficult problem to be solved in the drawing of plastic optical fiber with 36 nozzle die head is the design of 36 nozzle die head. In other words, the die head has direct influence on the drawing process. The second important know-how is the techniques of synchronous coating of 36 filaments because the even extent of the cladding (coating), the state of the core-cladding intersurface and the thickness of the cladding have direct influence on the transmittance of the plastic optical fibers, too. Careful design of the drawing procedure is another important know-how in the manufacturing of plastic optical fibers. To use the 36 nozzle die head to manufacture plastic optical fibers, not only the efficiency of production can be highly increased and the cost can be largely decreased, but also the technology makes it much easier for us to produce plastic optical fiber's light guide and image guide directly.

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Yao-Ming Chang, Ya-min M. Hu, and Yizhong Bi "Drawing plastic optical fibers with 36-nozzle die head", Proc. SPIE 1338, Optoelectronic Devices and Applications, (1 November 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22976

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