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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1986
Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsuhiko Shimada, Otake, JP;
Ryuji Murata, Otake, JP;
Yasuteru Tahara, Otake, JP;
Hiromu Terada, Otake, JP;
Kenichi Sakunaga, Otake, JP;
Misubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A plastic optical fiber which is superior in the light transmission characteristics, particularly in those within a visible light region and also superior in heat resistance, and a process for producing the same are provided, which plastic optical fiber comprises a polycarbonate as its core material and a polymer as its cladding material having a refractive index lower than that of the core material, wherein the relationship between the light transmission loss L.sub.500 (dB/km) of the fiber as measured at a wavelength of 500 nm and that as measured at 660 nm being expressed by the following inequality: