摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a radiation-curable resin coating composition having extended shelf life and being adapted for use in forming a radiation-cured coating on an optical glass fiber for signal transmission, which when suitably cured provides reliable and consistent resistance to delamination from the optical glass fiber, said uncured coating composition comprising: a radiation-curable oligomer or monomer, and a coupling agent containing at least one functionally-effective group capable of binding to glass and which is susceptible to hydrolysis under normal shelf storage conditions for said coating composition; said coating composition having a controlled stoichiometric water content less than the stoichiometric amount of said functional groups present in said coupling agent.</p> |