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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Eindhoven, NL;
Bob J. Overton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Xavier Meersseman, Aire sur la Lys, FR;
Inventors:
Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Eindhoven, NL;
Bob J. Overton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Xavier Meersseman, Aire sur la Lys, FR;
Assignee:
Draka Comteq, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.