Coated optical fiber and optical fiber coating system including a fast-gelling primary coating
US7221842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02395
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides optical fiber coating systems and coated optical fibers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a coated optical fiber includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding; and a primary coating encapsulating the optical fiber, the primary coating having a Young's modulus of about 5 MPa or less, the primary coating being the cured reaction product of a primary curable composition having a gel time less than about 1.4 seconds at a UV intensity of 3.4 mW/cm2.
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