Yuichiro Konishi

High Performance Cyclo Olefin Polymer ZEONEX

Zeon Corporation developed quite new optical plastic Cyclo Olefin Polymer; COP(ZEONEX) with own technology in 1990 then started sales for ZEONEX for optical application with its very unique properties such as low birefringence, low water absorption, high glass-transition temperature 136 °C and high light transmission etc. Currently, ZEONEX is well known in optical market and used widely as optical plastic for pick up lens and other many kinds of optical parts for laser beam printer and digital camera. Addition to those ZEONEX grades, in last year, Zeon Corporation developed a new ZEONEX grade called ZEONEX340R, which was designed for blue laser devices requiring more severe specification. ZEONEX340R has high transmission at 405nm which is used laser wavelength for Blu-ray Disk / HD-DVD as well as enough durability under exposure of 405nm laser, addition to those new properties, keeps other optical properties such as low birefringence and very low water absorption.

High-Performance Optical Plastic Cyclo Olefin Polymer ZEONEX®

Cyclo Olefin Polymer ZEONEX®, with its unique properties, high transmission, low birefringence and low water absorption, provides excellent optical components, which exhibits outstanding optical performance as well as durability under high humidity and temperature conditions.