Fabrication and analysis of side‐emitting poly(methyl methacrylate) fibres with non‐circular cross‐sections

ABSTRACT We present a novel type of side‐light‐emitting fibre with trilobal cross‐section. The fibre is especially designed for indirect illumination applications and the special shape of the filament cross‐section permits the formation of a distinct asymmetric radiation pattern. These fibres can fo...

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Published inPolymer international Vol. 67; no. 9; pp. 1170 - 1178
Main Authors Bunge, Christian‐Alexander, Mohr, Benjamin, Vad, Thomas, Beckers, Markus, Gries, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.09.2018
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Subjects
compound
Fibers
Illumination
non‐circular
optical scattering
Organic chemistry
PMMA
polymer optical fibre
Polymers
Polymethyl methacrylate
Polymethylmethacrylate
Resins
side emission
Titanium dioxide
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Summary:ABSTRACT We present a novel type of side‐light‐emitting fibre with trilobal cross‐section. The fibre is especially designed for indirect illumination applications and the special shape of the filament cross‐section permits the formation of a distinct asymmetric radiation pattern. These fibres can focus the radially emitted light on particular locations, e.g. in order to cure resins or polymers at well‐defined positions, or may be used as indirect illumination sources in car interiors. The polymer material is commercial optical‐grade poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) that is compounded with different concentrations of a TiO2‐nanofiller‐modified PMMA. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry We present a novel type of side‐light‐emitting fibre with trilobal cross section. It is especially designed for indirect illumination applications and the special shape of the filament cross‐section permits formation of a distinct asymmetrical radiation pattern.
ISSN:0959-8103
1097-0126
DOI:10.1002/pi.5605