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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Valerie Jeanne Kuck, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Peter Gerald Simpkins, Chatham, NJ (US);
Hakan Tornqvist, Gothenborg, SE;
Assignee:
Fitel USA Corp., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/572 ; G02B 6/16 ; C03B 3/702 ; C03B 3/707 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/572 ; G02B 6/16 ; C03B 3/702 ; C03B 3/707 ;
Abstract
Making a polymer-clad optical fiber comprising a step of determining at a plurality of temperatures the delamination resistance of the polymer coating from fiber. The delamination resistance at ambient temperature can be compared with a predetermined target value for delamination resistance in use. The delamination resistance at elevated temperature can be compared with a predetermined lower target value for ease of strippability. Coated optical fiber having delamination resistances outside the predetermined ranges will typically be rejected.