Study on thermally cross-linked fluorinated polyimides for fabricating PLC waveguides

Xi Jin; Daqing Zhu; Aiqing Zhang; Xiaoxing Han; Zhibao Qing

doi:10.1117/12.521679

30 April 2004 Study on thermally cross-linked fluorinated polyimides for fabricating PLC waveguides

Xi Jin, Daqing Zhu, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaoxing Han, Zhibao Qing

Proceedings Volume 5279, Optical Fibers and Passive Components; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521679
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications, 2003, Wuhan, China

Abstract

Maleic anhydride-terminated polyimides(PMI) and copolyimides(PI) ,which are appropriate to fabricate PLC waveguides because of their very high thermal stability, excellent manufacturing performance, regulative refractive index, were prepared from 2,2’-bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-hexafluoroproane dianhydride(6FDA), pyromellitic dianhydride(PMDA), maleic anhydride(MA), and 4,4’-oxydianiline(ODA) through two steps. The behaviors of crosslinked ractions occurred at the terminating maleic anhydride unites, thermal stability and optical properties (refractive index and optical losses) influenced by cured temperature were demonstrated through thermal analyses(thermogravimetric analyses(TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)), IR Spectra and measurements of refractive index and optical losses. The results indicate that the exothermal crosslink reactions begin above 260°C and almost terminate after curing at 310°C for PMI, and its 5wt%-loss temperature is up to 447°C, which is closed to the PI’s(499°C). The refractive index decreases relatively significantly(4.1%) and optical losses increase from 1.86 to 2.62 dB/cm while the cured temperature increasing from 250°C up to 350°C.

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Xi Jin, Daqing Zhu, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaoxing Han, and Zhibao Qing "Study on thermally cross-linked fluorinated polyimides for fabricating PLC waveguides", Proc. SPIE 5279, Optical Fibers and Passive Components, (30 April 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521679

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