Matrix material for rollable optical fiber ribbons
AssigneeSterlite Technologies Limited
InventorsVenkatesh Murthy, Kishore Chandra Sahoo, Sravan Kumar, Atul Mishra, Vikas Shukla
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a matrix material for a rollable optical fibre ribbon. The rollable optical fibre ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibres and the matrix material. In addition, each of the plurality of optical fibres is placed parallel to other optical fibres of the plurality of optical fibres. Further, the matrix material joins the plurality of optical fibres. Furthermore, the matrix material has different glass transition temperature at different pressures.
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A rollable optical fibre ribbon comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibres, wherein each of the plurality of optical fibres is placed parallel to other optical fibres of the plurality of optical fibres;
- and
- a matrix material, wherein the matrix material partially or completely joins the plurality of optical fibres, wherein the matrix material has at least one of:
- glass transition temperature of about −18 degree Celsius at pressure of about 1000 mega-Pascal,
- glass transition temperature of about −28 degree Celsius at pressure of about 100 mega-Pascal.
A rollable optical fibre ribbon comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibres, wherein each of the plurality of optical fibres is placed parallel to other optical fibres of the plurality of optical fibres;
- and
- a matrix material, wherein the matrix material partially or completely joins the plurality of optical fibres, wherein the matrix material has at least one of:
- secant modulus of about 49 mega-Pascal at strain of about 2.5%, tensile strength of about 15 mega-Pascal,
- degree of cure of about 0.5 at ultraviolet radiation of about 95% of secant modulus.
A rollable optical fibre ribbon comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibres, wherein each of the plurality of optical fibres is placed parallel to other optical fibres of the plurality of optical fibres;
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- a matrix material, wherein the matrix material partially or completely joins the plurality of optical fibres, wherein the matrix material has constant cure speed at ultraviolet radiation in range of about 0.5 joule per square centimeter to 1 joule per square centimeter.
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