EP-4692882-A3 - INTERMITTENTLY BONDED RIBBON WITH INTERMITTENT BONDS CREATED WITH A WET-ON-WET PROCESS
EP4692882A3EP 4692882 A3EP4692882 A3EP 4692882A3EP-4692882-A3
Abstract
An optical fiber ribbon, comprising: a plurality of subunits each comprising a subunit coating surrounding at least two optical fibers arranged adjacently to each other along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber ribbon; and a plurality of bonds intermittently formed between adjacent subunits of the plurality of subunits; wherein each bond of the plurality of bonds comprises a first end, a second end, and a central region positioned along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end; and wherein at least one of the first end, the second end, or the central region of each bond comprises at least one saddle surface comprising intersecting convex and concave curvatures.
Inventors
- CHIASSON, DAVID WESLEY
- CHALK, Julie Ann
- HARTKORN, KLAUS
- MILLS, Gregory Alan
- ZHAO, XIAOMIN
Assignees
- Corning Research & Development Corporation
Dates
- Publication Date
- 20260506
- Application Date
- 20210824