Radiation cured coatings for fiber optics
AssigneeW. R. Grace & Co.
InventorsArthur D. Ketley, Charles R. Morgan
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Abstract
A continuous protective coating is formed on a fiber optic by coating said fiber optic in a bath of a liquid radiation curable composition at a temperature up to 90.degree. C and thereafter exposing the coated conductor to ultraviolet or high energy ionizing radiation to cure the coating.
Claims6
A process for forming a continuous flexible adherent cured coating on the surface of a glass optical fiber which comprises immersing said fiber in a bath of a liquid radiation curable composition at a temperature below 90.degree. C. thus coating said optical fiber with said composition passing said coated optical fiber through a die and thereafter exposing said coated optical fiber to radiation from a member of the group consisting of U.V. and high energy ionizing radiation for a time sufficient to cure said coating on said fiber.
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