US 12,481,112 B2
Ribbon with non-overlapping intermittent bonds between optical fiber subunits
Arash Abedijaberi, Painted Post, NY (US); Ronald Steven Black, Hickory, NC (US); David Wesley Chiasson, Edmonton (CA); Darin Gregory Howe, Denver, NC (US); and Gregory Alan Mills, Clemmons, NC (US)
Assigned to CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/134,131.
Application 18/134,131 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/053322, filed on Oct. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/093,358, filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251443 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4403 (2013.01) [G02B 6/441 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical fiber ribbon, comprising:
a plurality of subunits each comprising a subunit coating surrounding at least one optical fiber, the subunit coating comprising a first material;
a plurality of bonds intermittently formed between adjacent subunits of the plurality of subunits, the plurality of bonds comprising a second material;
wherein each bond of the plurality of bonds has a unique longitudinal position along a length of the optical fiber ribbon such that no other bond of the plurality of bonds is located at the unique longitudinal position; and
wherein each bond of the plurality of bonds comprises a diffusion zone comprising a mixture of the first material and the second material.