Patent ID: 6042943
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: C03C,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
An article, comprising an optical fiber having an outer surface and a radiation cured primary coating, wherein the primary coating is contacting the outer surface of the fiber, wherein the coating comprises(a) a residue of a component comprising at least two terminal ends, comprising:i) a saturated aliphatic backbone between at least two of the terminal ends, andii) at least one epoxide group at one terminal end, and at least one reactive functional group at another terminal end,wherein the reactive functional group is not an epoxide group;(b) a residue of a mixture of acrylate monomers, comprisingiii) a first monomer having one acrylate group, andiv) a second monomer having at least two acrylate groups; and(c) a residue of a photoinitiator.