Splicing structure of optical fibers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019179081-A1
Application number	US-201816211411-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 6, 2018
Priority date	Dec 8, 2017
Publication date	Jun 13, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A splicing structure of optical fibers in which optical fibers are coupled together, the optical fibers each comprising: a coated fiber portion including a glass fiber and a coating layer coating an outer periphery of the glass fiber; and a bare fiber portion where a certain length of the glass fiber is projected from an end face of the coating layer in an extending direction, wherein the glass fiber end faces of the bare fiber portion are fusion coupled together, and an outer periphery of the bare fiber portion is coated by a recoating layer, the recoating layer is a cured product of an ultraviolet light curable resin composition including a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer and a mold release agent, and a content of the mold release agent is 0.01 to 1.5% by mass based on a total amount of the ultraviolet light curable resin composition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A splicing structure of optical fibers in which optical fibers are coupled together, the optical fibers each comprising:
a coated fiber portion including a glass fiber and a coating layer coating an outer periphery of the glass fiber; and a bare fiber portion where a certain length of the glass fiber is projected from an end face of the coating layer in an extending direction, wherein glass fiber end faces of the bare fiber portion are fusion coupled together, and an outer periphery of the bare fiber portion is coated by a recoating layer, the recoating layer is a cured product of an ultraviolet light curable resin composition including a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer and a mold release agent, and a content of the mold release agent is 0.01 to 1.5% by mass based on a total amount of the ultraviolet light curable resin composition.

2 . The splicing structure of optical fibers according to claim 1 , wherein the ultraviolet light curable resin composition further comprises a glass adhesion accelerator.

3 . The splicing structure of optical fibers according to claim 1 , wherein the mold release agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone mold release agent and a fluorine mold release agent.

4 . The splicing structure of optical fibers according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the recoating layer is the same as an outer diameter of the coating layer or larger than the outer diameter of the coating layer.

5 . The splicing structure of optical fibers according to claim 1 , wherein a Young's modulus of the recoating layer is 100 MPa or more.

6 . The splicing structure of optical fibers according to claim 2 , wherein the glass adhesion accelerator comprises a silane coupling agent.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Shimada Kensaku
• Sohma Kazuyuki

Classifications

• G02B6/2558 Primary

  Reinforcement of splice joint · CPC title

• G02B6/2551

  using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch · CPC title

• G02B6/02395

  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