US Patent 7433566 Low bend loss optical fiber with high modulus coating

Patent 7433566 was granted and assigned to Corning Incorporated on October, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74335660

Patent Inventor Names

Daniel Aloysius Nolan0

Ming-Jun Li0

Dana Craig Bookbinder0

Mark Alan McDermott0

Date of Patent

October 7, 2008

Patent Application Number

118236810

Date Filed

June 28, 2007

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Patent Primary Examiner

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Tina M Wong

Patent abstract

Optical fiber having a coating surrounding and in direct contact with the silica based cladding region of the fiber, the coating having a Young's modulus of elasticity greater than 30 MPa. The optical fiber has low bend losses, especially low microbend induced losses. The optical fiber has a core surrounded by a cladding, and the cladding has a ring portion that includes holes or doped silica or both.