APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLICATIONS OF OPTICAL FIBER COATINGS

摘要

One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a fiber coating apparatus having a fiber entrance opening, a conical section with walls tapered at half angles between 2 and 25° and height (also referred to as length herein) L1 between 0.25 mm and 2 mm, and a cylindrical land portion of diameter d2 between 0.1 and 0.5 mm and height (length) L2 between 0.05 and 1.25 mm

主权项

1. A fiber coating apparatus comprising:
a body comprising (a) fiber entrance opening: (b) a first portion, the first portion forming a conical ferrule with tapered wall, wherein the conical ferrule has a cross-section with inner walls angled at a half angle α, where 2°≦α≦25°, and cone height L1 between 0.25 mm and 2 mm; and (c) a cylindrical portion having an inner diameter of d2 such that 0.1≦d2≦0.5 mm, and length L2 such that 0.05≦L2≦1.25 mm.