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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2020
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Olus Naili Boratav, Ithaca, NY (US);
Julie Ann Chalk, Hickory, NC (US);
David Wesley Chiasson, Edmonton, CA;
Gregory Alan Mills, Clemmons, NC (US);
Girish Arun Saigaonkar, Pune, IN;
Randall Dwaine Tuttle, Claremont, NC (US);
Xiaomin Zhao, Hickory, NC (US);
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an optical fiber ribbon. The optical fiber ribbon includes optical fibers arranged in a row having a first width. Indicator fibers are provided at the edges of the row. The indicator fibers have different color fiber jackets. The optical fiber ribbon also includes a primary matrix into which the plurality of optical fibers is embedded. The optical fiber ribbon also includes an opacifying layer having a second width and a color layer, distinct from the opacifying layer, having a third width. The optical fiber ribbon further includes a layer of printing disposed on an outer surface of the primary matrix. In the optical fiber ribbon, the first width is greater than at least one of the second width or the third width such that the indicator fibers extend past at least one of the opacifying layer or the color layer.