Abstract: A coated optical fibre assembly suitable for blowing through a microduct, said assembly comprising at least one optical fibre and having an external coating comprising a radiation-cured polymer containing particulate matter.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 1989
Date of Patent:
August 27, 1991
Assignees:
Imperial Chemical Industries, PLC and Fibres Optical
Inventors:
Michael N. Bell, Robert A. Head, Mark R. Paterson, Aidan P. J. Cadden, Graham R. Handley, Alan A. Sadler