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US 2003/0142931 A1Published application
Method for molding optical fiber fusion spliced portion and optical fiber with molded fusion spliced portion
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKazumasa Oishi, Rei Koike
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Abstract
In a method for molding an optical fiber fusion spliced portion, a mold coating is formed on a bare fiber portion of a fusion spliced portion of the optical fibers, using a resin compound having the characteristics where in a cured state, the tensile elongation is 70% or more and the tensile strength is 20MPa or more.
Claims11
A method for molding an optical fiber fusion spliced portion, comprising:
- forming a mold coating on a bare fiber portion of a fusion spliced portion of optical fibers, using a resin compound having the characteristics where in a cured state, a tensile elongation is 70% or more and a tensile strength is 20MPa or more.
An optical fiber with a molded fusion spliced portion, comprising:
- a fusion spliced portion of optical fibers with a bare fiber portion;
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- a mold coating formed on the bare fiber portion of the fusion spliced portion, and made of a resin compound having the characteristics where in a cured state, a tensile elongation is 70% or more and a tensile strength is 20MPa or more.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.