SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BUFFER TUBE INCLUDING A JET

摘要

This invention relates to a system and method for providing a buffer tube and, more particularly, to a system and method for providing a buffer tube that includes a jet that jets fluid against a buffer tube coating. The system includes a crosshead that coats at least one optical fiber with a buffer tube coating; a vat that includes a fluid, the fluid within the vat cooling the buffer tube coating to form a buffer tube, and the vat being provided downstream of the crosshead; a pulling roller that pulls the cooled buffer tube, the pulling roller being provided downstream of the vat; and a jet provided within the vat. The jet jets a jetting fluid against the buffer tube coating so as to compress the buffer tube coating in a region downstream of the jet.