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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2001
Michelle D. Fabian, Horseheads, NY (US);
Edward J. Fewkes, Horseheads, NY (US);
Gregory F. Jacobs, Elmira, NY (US);
Frederic C. Wagner, Horseheads, NY (US);
Inna I. Kouzmina, Corning, NY (US);
Michael L. Sorensen, Waverly, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A coated optical fiber and a curable coating composition for coating an optical fiber, includes a block copolymer comprising at least one hard block and at least one soft block, wherein said hard block has a T greater than the T of the soft block. The coating may further include at least one reactive monomer. A method for making a coated optical fiber, includes providing an optical fiber; coating the optical fiber with a polymerizable composition including a block copolymer comprising at least one hard block and at least one soft block, wherein said hard block has a T greater than the T of the soft block. The coating may further include at least one reactive monomer. The method further includes polymerizing the composition under conditions effective to form a coating over the optical fiber.