System and method for providing a buffer tube including a jet
US7373055B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4486
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for providing a buffer tube. The system includes a crosshead that coats at least one optical fiber with a buffer tube coating; a vat that includes a fluid, the fluid within the vat cooling the buffer tube coating to form a buffer tube, and the vat being provided downstream of the crosshead; a pulling roller that pulls the cooled buffer tube, the pulling roller being provided downstream of the vat; and a jet provided within the vat. The jet jets a jetting fluid against the buffer tube coating so as to compresses the buffer tube coating in a region downstream of the jet.
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