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US 2004/0105643 A1Published application
Coated photonic crystal fibers
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsTimothy E. Bishop, Tosko Misev
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Abstract
The present invention relates to coated photonic crystal fibers.
Claims26
A coated photonic crystal fiber comprising:
- (i) a photonic crystal fiber;
- and
- (ii) a protective coating surrounding said photonic crystal fiber, wherein said protective coating has the following combination of properties
- (a) an elongation to break of at least 25%;
- (b) a secant modulus below 100 MPa;
- (c) an adhesion to glass at 50% RH of at least 0.2 N;
- (d) an adhesion to glass at 95% RH of at least 0.02 N;
- and/or
- (e) a water sensitivity of less than 10 wt %.
6 more elements
A coated photonic crystal fiber comprising:
- (i) a photonic crystal fiber;
- and
- (ii) a protective coating surrounding said photonic crystal fiber, wherein said protective coating has a refractive index below 1.45.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.