Patent ID: 11914212
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. An optical fiber ribbon, comprising:
a plurality of optical fibers arranged adjacently to each other, wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers comprises a respective colorant layer;
a plurality of bonding regions intermittently spaced along a length of the optical fiber ribbon;
wherein, at each bonding region, at least one bond is formed between two optical fibers of the plurality of optical fibers;
wherein the at least one bond comprises:
a first layer applied to outer surfaces of the two optical fibers such that the first layer extends between the two optical fibers; and
a second layer applied over the first layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are formed from different materials; and

wherein at least one of the first layer or the second layer comprises a colorant configured to identify the optical fiber ribbon.