Optical waveguides – With splice – Including splice joint reinforcement
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Wells, Nikita (Department: 2881)
Optical waveguides
With splice
Including splice joint reinforcement
C385S095000, C385S096000, C385S098000, C385S126000, C385S127000, C385S147000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11027861
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides materials suitable for use as secondary coatings of optical fibers or the re-coating of spliced optical fiber junctions. With regard to the latter use, the coating materials a preferably characterized by a Young's modulus that is at least about 1200 MPa, and an interfacial strength as measured by the rod and tube method of greater than 25 MPa.
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Fabian Michelle D.
Fewkes Edward J.
Glaesemann Gregory S.
Carlson Robert L.
Corning Incorporated
Souw Bernard
Wells Nikita
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