Method for high speed processing of partially bonded ribbon structures
US9880368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4483
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a method for making a partially bonded optical fiber ribbon. The method includes providing a linear array of optical fibers, and applying with an ink jet printing machine a bonding matrix material to at least a portion of at least two adjacent optical fibers. The applied bonding matrix material has a viscosity of approximately 2.0 to approximately 10.0 centipoise (cP) measured at 25 degrees Celsius (° C.). The applied bonding matrix material also has a conductivity of approximately 600 to approximately 1200 millimhos (mmhos). The applied bonding matrix material also has an adhesion of approximately 0.01 to approximately 0.20 Newtons (N). Also, the bonding matrix material is applied to at least a portion of at least two adjacent optical fibers in such a way that the linear array of optical fibers forms a partially bonded optical fiber ribbon.
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