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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Gerard Orcel, Maisons Lafitte, FR;
Sophie Vanpoulle, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method of coating an optical fiber, the method including at least one coating step using a coating composition and at least one polymerization step, the composition including a curable formulation and a compound having a low vaporization temperature, the quantity, by weight, of the compound having a low vaporization temperature lying in the range 0.5% to 20% of the composition, the vaporization temperature lying between the coating temperature and the polymerization temperature. The coating composition includes an acrylate resin and an ether, the quantity, by weight, of the ether lying in the range 0.5% to 20% of the composition. The ether can be an alkyl ether, in particular.