Optical fiber element having a permanent protective coating with a shore D hardness value of 65 or more
USRE36146E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An optical fiber element includes an optical fiber having a numerical aperture ranging from 0.08 to 0.34 and a protective coating affixed to the outer surface of the optical fiber. The protective coating has a Shore D ..hardnees.!. .Iadd.hardness .Iaddend.value of 65 or more and remains on the optical fiber during connectorization so that the fiber is neither damaged by the blades of a stripping tool nor subjected to chemical or physical attack.
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