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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2004
Linda S. Baker, Addison, NY (US);
Kevin R. Mccarthy, Horseheads, NY (US);
Michael J. Winningham, Big Flats, NY (US);
Lung-ming Wu, Horseheads, NY (US);
Linda S. Baker, Addison, NY (US);
Kevin R. McCarthy, Horseheads, NY (US);
Michael J. Winningham, Big Flats, NY (US);
Lung-Ming Wu, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides optical fiber coating systems and coated optical fibers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a coated optical fiber includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding; and a primary coating encapsulating the optical fiber, the primary coating having a Young's modulus of about 5 MPa or less, the primary coating being the cured reaction product of a primary curable composition having a gel time less than about 1.4 seconds at a UV intensity of 3.4 mW/cm.