Permanent protective coatings for optical fibers

American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1271-1272

  Walker Jr , Christopher B ^a   Novack, James C ^a   Berger, Todd P ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; HARDNESS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL FILMS; PLASTIC FILMS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SILICONES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EPOXY SILICONE;

POLYMERIC GLASS;

EID: 0032629084     PISSN: 00323934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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