Table 5. Selected plasńc optical materiał chaiacteristics
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Materials |
Type ( |
Chemical Structure |
characteristics |
Issues |
Applications | ||
PMMA |
Acrylate Polymers |
CHj 1 --CHj -C- 1 c= O 1 0 1 CMi _ |
n |
. high transparency . low birefringence . outstanding hardness . high light deterioration resi stance . high number |
. higfr water absorption . diangeofrefractive index due to absorption . heat resistance |
. condensers •teMknses . car lamps lenses . light guide plates for LCD backlights | |
Alicyclic •/•/•/■/•/■/■Aa/wvw Acrylate ■/■/■/■/■/■A'///////- |
Acrylate Pohmers |
CH, 1 - -OS-C- 1 c-o |
CM, — CM.-C— 1 C-0 0 m|_ cm, |
J n |
. Iow birefringence . Iow water absorption . high heat resi stance |
. Water absorption is reduced being approximately half of that of PMMA |
. cptical lenses . CDpick-up Lenses . LBP lenses |
Optical Polycaibonate (PC) |
Poły car-bonate -/•/•/•/•/•/•/'/•AA |
■OO? W CH, W 0 |
- n |
. most commonly used . Iow levels of impurities . transparent . high refractive index . heat resi stance • mslteUM . transferability . tigk intensity. |
. large birefringence - coefficient is approximately 10 times greater than that of PMMA. |
. CD-ROM CD-RRW: MD. DVD-ROM DVD-Video. and D\T)-RRW | |
Cycloolefin ■/■/■A//////////////-, Polymer (COP) |
Poły car-bonate ■AAAAAAAAAA |
Ri R? |
n |
. Transparent . The Iow es t water absorption . Low scattering . Low birefringence . Heatresistance -High |
. cptical devices sudi as lasers used for the visible region . cptical discs . light guide plates for LCD backlights | ||
Cycloolefin A/-AAAA/WVWWVWV Copolvmer (COC) |
Poły car-bonate AAAAAAAAAA |
\ / |
• CM - ov • |
. low specific gravity . transparenty . Iow water absorption . low scattering . low birefringence . heat resistance |
. DVD pick-up lenses . Celi phone camera lenses . Optical lenses | ||
Polysulfone AAAAA+AAAAAAAAAAA* (PSU) |
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n |
. Heat resistance The heat deflection temperaturę is 3.43F . High refractive index (>1.6). . High intensity |
. food serrice components . plumbing fixtures . membranes . laboratory animal cages |
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