Patent ID: 11886009
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  C | IPC C  G

Claim 5:
6. A method for protecting fusion spliced first and second optical fibers that each include a stripped section and a pre-coated section, wherein a splice joint joins ends of the stripped sections of the first and second optical fibers, the method comprising:
coating the splice joint, the stripped sections of the first and second optical fibers, and a portion of the pre-coated section of the first and second optical fibers with a polymeric overcoating;
curing the polymeric overcoating;
wherein curing the polymeric overcoating comprises curing under UV light at a temperature of about 25° C. for a curing time of between 1 second and 1 minute;
wherein the polymeric overcoating has a viscosity of greater than 10,000 centipoise (cP) at a temperature of about 25° C.