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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sophie Vanpoulle, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
Stanislas Galaj, Arcueil, FR;
Xavier Andrieu, Bretigny sur Orge, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 7/04 ; G02B 6/02 ; G02B 6/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 7/04 ; G02B 6/02 ; G02B 6/18 ;
Abstract
Coating for an optical fiber and method of manufacturing thereof, the coating comprising at least one partly crosslinked polymer having a level of crosslinking which increases according to a radial distance as one moves from the internal surface ( ) of the coating ( ) which interfaces with a cladding section ( ) to the external surface of the coating ( ). The coating comprises a single resin which is composed of a volatile, multifunctional and moderately reactive monomer dissolved in a fast curable oligomer, having a low modulus when polymerized.