Optical fibre having a crosslinked secondary coating
US10775556B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D167/08
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An optical fibre comprising: an optical waveguide comprising a glass core surrounded by a glass cladding; a primary coating surrounding the optical waveguide; a secondary coating, surrounding the primary coating, comprising a cured polymer material obtained by curing a curable coating composition comprising: (a) a polyester obtained by esterification of a reactant A selected from carboxylic acids, triglycerides, and mixtures thereof, having a C16-C24 aliphatic chain comprising at least two double bonds spaced by one carbon atom at most, with a reactant B selected from polyols having at least 3 hydroxyl groups, the polyols being thermally stable up to 300° C.; (b) an aromatic glycidyl epoxy resin; (c) an aliphatic polyether hardener containing from 8 to 64 hydroxy groups and/or from 2 to 4 epoxy groups; and (d) a secondary amine compound as curing agent. Preferably, the step of curing is a thermal curing, preferably up to 300° C. When cured by heat, the coating material can be applied during the drawing process of the fibre so as to exploit the heat of the just drawn glass fibre as heat source for curing.
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