From a symposium presented at the 218th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans August 1999.

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ACS symposium series, 795

Polymers for Optical Fibers and Waveguides: An Overview / Harmon, Julie P. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch001

Plastic Optical Fibers: Pipe-Dream or Reality? / Quan, Xina; Blyler, Lee; White, Whitney / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch002

Synthesis and Properties of Optically Active Polyurethane Ionomers Containing Erbium / Gu, Quan; Risen, William M. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch003

Perfluorocyclobutane Polymers for Optical Fiber and Dielectric Waveguides / Smith, Dennis W., Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 219 H. L. Hunter Chemistry Laboratory, Clemson, SC 29634; Hoeglund, Adrienne B., Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 219 H. L. Hunter Chemistry Laboratory, Clemson, SC 29634; Shah, Hiren V., Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 219 H. L. Hunter Chemistry Laboratory, Clemson, SC 29634; Radler, Michael J., Corporate Research, The Dow Chemical Company, 1712 Building, Midland, MI 48674; Langhoff, Charles A., Corporate Research, The Dow Chemical Company, 1712 Building, Midland, MI 48674 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch004

Use of Hydroxy Functional Fluoropolymer Resins in Free Radical UV Curable Coatings / Noren, G. K. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch005

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Chiral Chromophores for Nonlinear Optical Applications / Wang, Shuangxi, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242; Singer, Kenneth D., Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106; Petschek, Rolfe G., Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106; Huang, S., Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242; Chien, L.-C., Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch006

Miscibility Investigation of Fluorocarbon Copolymer and Methacrylate Copolymer Blends / Calves, Melynda C.; Harmon, J. P. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch007

Fluorinated Polymer Blends as Plastic Optical Fibers Cladding Materials / Pimbert, S., Corresponding author: email: sylvie.Pimbert@univ-ubs.fr; Avignon-Poquillon, L.; Levesque, G. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch008

Hard Plastic Claddings: Nearing Two Decades of Performance / Skutnik, Bolesh J., Current address: Fiber Optic Fabrications, Inc., 515 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch009

UV Curable Acrylated Oligomers: Model Characterization Studies / Tortorello, A. J. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch010

Micro Porous Silica: The All New Silica Optical Fibers / Skutnik, Bolesh J. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch011

Analysis of a Coextrusion Process for Preparing Gradient-Index Polymer Optical Fibers / Chang, Yung; Chen, Wen-Chang; Wei, Ming-Hsin; Wu, Wen-Chung / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch012

The Influence of Mechanical and Climatic Factors on Light Transmission of Polymeric Optical Fibers / Pakhomov, P. M., Physical-Chemistry Department of Tver State University, Sadovyi per. 35, Tver 170002, Russia; Zubkov, A. I., Engineering Center of Polymeric Optical Fibers, Research Institute of Man-Made Fibers, Tver, Russia; Khizhnyak, S. D., Physical-Chemistry Department of Tver State University, Sadovyi per. 35, Tver 170002, Russia / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch013

Development of a Fiber Optic pH Sensor for On-Line Control / Janowiak, M.; Huang, H.; Chang, S.; Garcia-Rubio, L. H. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch014

Fluorescent Optical Fibers for Data Transmission / Poisel, Hans, FHN, University of Applied Sciences, Wassertorstrasse 10, 90489 Nuernberg, Germany; Klein, Karl F., FH-GF, University of Applied Sciences, W. Leuschnerstrasse 16, 61169 Friedberg, Germany; Levin, Vladimir M., RPC, Moskovskoe SH, 157, Tver 170032, Russia / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch015 - Polymer Scintillators: Continuous versus Intermittent Gamma Irradiation Effects / Biagtan, E., Guidant Company, 26531 Ynez Road, Temecula, CA 92591; Goldberg, E., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, MAE 314, Gainesville, FL 32611-2085; Stephens, R., Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019; Valeroso, E., Calloway Company, 2285 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009; Calves, M., Chemistry Department, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5250; Harmon, J., Chemistry Department, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5250 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0795.ch016

Optical wave guides > Materials.

Optical fibers > Materials.

Polymers > Optical properties.

Polyurethanes > Optical properties.

Perfluorinated chemicals > Industrial applications.

Dielectric wave guides > Materials.

Fluoropolymers > Industrial applications.

Coatings > Materials.

Color > Optical properties > Molecular aspects.

Copolymers > Reactivity.

Acrylates > Properties.

Oligomers > Properties.

Silica > Permeability > Microstructure.

Optical fibers > Extrusion.

Light > Transmission > Analysis.

Optical fibers > Climatic factors.

Optical fibers > Mechanical properties.

Optical fiber detectors > Development.

Optical fiber communication > Fluorescence.

Scintillators > Materials.

Optical Phenomena.

Equipment and Supplies.

Telecommunications.

Optical Fibers.

Polymers.

Plastics.

Lenses.

Polyurethanes.

Fluorocarbon Polymers.

Fluorine Compounds.

Electricity.

Fluorine.

Surface Properties.

Color.

Polymers - chemistry.

Acrylamide.

Morpholinos.

Silicon Dioxide.

Permeability.

Light.

Climate.

Fluorescence.

Scintillation Counting - instrumentation.

American Chemical Society. Division of Polymer Chemistry, sponsoring body.

American Chemical Society. Meeting (218th : 1999 : New Orleans, Louisiana)