Optical waveguides – Optical fiber waveguide with cladding – Utilizing multiple core or cladding
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-22
2007-05-22
Healy, Brian (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
Utilizing multiple core or cladding
C385S127000, C427S163100, C264S001240, C065S385000, C065S430000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11368205
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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Baker Linda S.
McCarthy Kevin R.
Winningham Michael J.
Wu Lung-Ming
Carlson Robert L.
Corning Incorporated
Healy Brian
Peng Charlie
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