Ultraviolet curable buffer coatings for optical fiber
US4629287A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S525/92
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ultraviolet curing liquid coating composition is disclosed which, when cured with ultraviolet light in the presence of a photoinitiator, provides a buffer coating for optical glass fiber having adequate strength at room or expected elevated temperature and stability at such elevated temperature, a high index of refraction above 1.48, and a low tensile modulus which remains low to resist microbending difficulties down to around -60.degree. C. This coating composition consists essentially of a linear polyacrylate-terminated polyurethane oligomer in admixture with a liquid linear aliphatic diacrylate in which the two acrylate groups are separated by a molecular weight of at least 400 up to about 4000, said liquid linear diacrylate providing said coating composition with a viscosity suitable for coating application.
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