Optical fiber

US10241262B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10241262-B2
Application numberUS-201615521699-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 14, 2016
Priority dateOct 14, 2015
Publication dateMar 26, 2019
Grant dateMar 26, 2019

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Abstract

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An optical fiber includes a glass fiber and a coating resin layer with which the glass fiber is covered, wherein the coating resin layer includes tin and a cured ultraviolet curable resin composition containing 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenyl phosphine as a photoinitiator, a percentage of uncured components having a molecular weight of 1000 or less included in the coating resin layer is 15% by mass or less, and a fraction of an amount of a phosphorus-tin complex with respect to an amount of hydrocarbon on the surface of coating resin layer is 1000 ppm or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An optical fiber comprising: a glass fiber and a coating resin layer with which the glass fiber is covered, wherein the coating resin layer has a primary resin layer and a secondary resin layer, the primary resin layer includes a cured ultraviolet curable resin composition containing 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenyl phosphine as a photoinitiator, and the secondary resin layer includes tin and a cured ultraviolet curable resin composition containing 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenyl phosphine as a photoinitiator, the content of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenyl phosphine is 0.5 to 2.0% by mass in the coating resin layer, a percentage of uncured components having a molecular weight of 1000 or less included in the coating resin layer is 15% by mass or less, and a fraction of an amount of a phosphorus-tin complex with respect to an amount of hydrocarbon on a surface of the coating resin layer is 1000 ppm or less, and a cured ultraviolet curable resin composition containing 25 to 45% by mass of a polyfunctional monomer having a bisphenol skeleton. 2. The optical fiber according to claim 1 , wherein a Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer is 800 MPa or more at 23° C. 3. The optical fiber according to claim 1 , wherein a Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer is 900 MPa or more at 23° C. 4. The optical fiber according to claim 1 , having an outer diameter of 260 μm or less. 5. The optical fiber according to claim 1 , having an outer diameter of 210 μm or less. 6. The optical fiber according to claim 2 , having an outer diameter of 260 μm or less. 7. The optical fiber according to claim 3 , having an outer diameter of 260 μm or less. 8. The optical fiber according to claim 2 , having an outer diameter of 210 μm or less. 9. The optical fiber according to claim 3 , having an outer diameter of 210 μm or less.

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  • Coatings containing organic materials · CPC title

  • with ribbon structure (G02B6/4429, G02B6/4439, G02B6/4479 take precedence) · CPC title

  • Multiple coatings · CPC title

  • Glass optical fibre with a protective coating, e.g. two layer polymer coating deposited directly on a silica cladding surface during fibre manufacture (G02B6/02052, G02B6/02057, G02B6/024, G02B6/032, G02B6/105, G02B6/14 take precedence; coating on fibre gratings G02B6/02104; multilayer core or cladding G02B6/036; reinforcing splice joints G02B6/2558; optical cables, i.e. comprising protective structures external to the protective coating such as a jacket or plural coated optical fibres G02B6/44; coating of glass to obtain optical fibres C03C25/104) · CPC title

  • Polyureas; Polyurethanes · CPC title

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What does patent US10241262B2 cover?
An optical fiber includes a glass fiber and a coating resin layer with which the glass fiber is covered, wherein the coating resin layer includes tin and a cured ultraviolet curable resin composition containing 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenyl phosphine as a photoinitiator, a percentage of uncured components having a molecular weight of 1000 or less included in the coating resin layer is 15% by m…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sumitomo Electric Industries
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B6/02395. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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