Patent ID: 8374473

Claim:
A method for making a tight buffer upcoated ° optical fiber having a predetermined buffer stripping force comprising: controlling residual acrylate unsaturation (RAU) and oxygen in at least an outer surface of un-buffered optical fiber comprising controlling the RAU to within about 2% and 30% uncured material to achieve a predetermined buffer stripping characteristic; applying a tight buffer composition comprising acrylate to at least a portion of the un-buffered optical fiber to radially surround and contact the outer surface of the un-buffered optical fiber, wherein adhesion between the tight buffer composition and the outer surface of the un-buffered optical fiber is controlled by the controlling of the RAU in the outer surface of the un-buffered optical fiber; wherein the tight buffer composition does not include slip layer materials and application of the tight buffer composition to the outer surface of the un-buffered optical fiber does not include slip layer materials; and curing the tight buffer composition.