Low-attenuation rollable optical fiber ribbon
US12140813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4403
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In curing a matrix material of a rollable optical fiber ribbon, ultraviolet light may be concentrated in a selected range of wavelengths to avoid further curing the primary coating of each fiber. A ribbon may be made by aligning the fibers, each having at least a primary coating, into a ribbon shape, applying a matrix material in intermittently distributed portions along the ribbon-shaped group of fibers, and exposing the ribbon-shaped group of fibers and applied matrix material to ultraviolet light concentrated in a range of wavelengths absorbed more by the matrix material than by the primary coating.
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