The properties of polymer protective coatings of optical fibers. I. The influence of active diluent concentration on the properties of UV‐cured epoxyacrylate coatings

Abstract
The strong relationship between the properties of UV‐cured epoxyacrylate coatings of optical fibers and their compositions was found. The epoxyacrylate oligomer‐to‐acrylate monomer active diluent ratio was used to give a simple explanation of the mechanism of polymerization reaction of UV‐curable epoxyacrylate compositions. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.