Ultra violet light curable polymer matrix for tight-buffering optical fibers

摘要

The present invention provides an improved optical fiber tight buffermaterial. The improved material is a ultraviolet (UV) light curable polymer matrix, which is applied to optical fibers and is substantially instantaneously cured, in-place at ambient temperatures. The use of the disclosed UV-light curable tight buffermaterial allows for greatly increased optical fiber buffering operations and provides an improved end product, which does not exhibit any significant optical signal loss after an optical fiber is coated according to the invention.