Polymer optical fibers perfluorinated polymers

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In fact, commercial polymeric optical fibers prepared from the perfluorinated polymer poly(perfluorobutenyl vinyl ether), of the structure shown in Chart 3.23, exhibit an attenuation of 15 dBkm at 1 = 1310 nm. 

The characteristics of fluoropolymers are summarized in Table 1. Thermal and chemical resistance is in general with most of plastics, elastomers and perfluorinated membranes. Weather resistance with the outdoor durability for more than 20 years is specific for fluorinated paint resins. Surface properties such as water and oil repellency are provided by acrylic polymer-based textile finishes and coatings with long-chain per-fluoroalkyl groups. Electrical properties as well as a low refractive index are important for optoelectronics applications like optical fibers. 

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