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Hermetically coated optical fiber

US5157755A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1991
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/02395
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hermetically coated optical fiber comprising a core made of glass, a cladding made of quartz glass surrounding the core the outermost layer of which glass contains fluorine, and a carbon layer surrounding the fluorine-containing glass layer, which optical fiber has good initial strength and fatigue characteristics.

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