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Radiation-curable liquid resin composition for coating optical fibers

US6136880A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 1998
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2947
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A radiation-curable composition for optical fiber coatings comprising about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of at least one radiation-curable oligomer (A), about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of at least one radiation-curable monomer diluent (B), and an effective amount of at least one photoinitiator (C) represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.3 are aromatic groups which may have one or more substitution groups.

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