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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Xavier Andrieu, 91220 Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Bernard Boutevin, 34090 Montpellier, FR;
Alain Pastouret, 91940 Les Ulis, FR;
Alain Rousseau, 34000 Montpellier, FR;
Jean-marc Sage, 69600 Oullins, FR;
Xavier Andrieu, 91220 Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Bernard Boutevin, 34090 Montpellier, FR;
Alain Pastouret, 91940 Les Ulis, FR;
Alain Rousseau, 34000 Montpellier, FR;
Jean-Marc Sage, 69600 Oullins, FR;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method of manufacturing a graded index plastic optical fiber having an index that varies continuously between the center and the periphery of the fiber, from at least one polymer P and at least one reactive diluent D1 to allow the refractive index of said fiber to be varied. Said polymer P is a terpolymer comprising at least three repeating units P1, P2 and P3 with the following general formulae: