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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis Ray Pritchett, Jr, Lithonia, GA (US);
Shahabuddin Siddiqui, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John Russell Szwec, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
216 24 ; 216 95 ; 216 97 ; 216 99 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing coated optical fibers wherein an outer coating is a colored ink coating, and an inner coating is a protective coating, which removes the ink coating while minimizing damage to the protective coating. The method includes uimersing the fiber in a dilute acid bath at a predetermined length of time, removing the fiber from the bath and neutralizing the acid thereon, wiping the remnant ink coating off, and removing the protective coating.