• DocumentCode
    839447
  • Title

    Resin selection and high-speed coating of optical fibers with UV-curable materials

  • Author

    Kokubin, T. ; Katsuyama, Yutaka ; Hogari, Kazuo ; Hatano, Satomi

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Corp., Japan
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    5/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    824
  • Lastpage
    828
  • Abstract
    As a result of the curing properties of UV-curable resins, a selection criterion for UV-curable resins for high-speed fiber coating is proposed. The method is based on specifying two parameters of a UV-curable resin, which designate the Yong´s modulus of cured resin. The method was used to coat graded-index fibers with the selected resins and it was demonstrated that the optical loss changes due to the coating process are small. The change of the fiber ribbon was within 0.1 dB/km under temperature changes between -40 °C and +60 °C
  • Keywords
    Young´s modulus; gradient index optics; optical fibres; optical losses; optical workshop techniques; polymers; protective coatings; -40 to 60 degC; UV-curable materials; Yong´s modulus; cured resin; fiber ribbon; graded-index fibers; high-speed coating; optical fibers; optical loss; resin selection; Coatings; Curing; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Resins;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.19122
  • Filename
    19122