Protecting Today’s Network Investmentsfor the Future

Low Microbend Performance with DeSolite® Supercoatings from DSMToday’s FTTx applications are being driven by consumer demand for videostreaming, new applications and new devices which require greater bandwidth than ever before. Optical fiber supporting these applications must be able to meet the industry’s most stringent requirements.

As performance standards continue to increase, DSM remains the industry’s innovation leader, providing patented fiber coating products that deliver the highest levels of mechanical and environmental performance. After more than 40 years of delivering technology you can depend on, DSM is introducing its latest generation of fiber coating systems: DeSolite® Supercoatings.

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The trusted leader for high-performance UV-curable fiber optic materials...In the fast-paced world of optical fiber and cable manufacturing, DSM has been a trusted leader for more than four decades. We were there at the inception of the industry, designing the very first UV-curable fiber coatings that would make mass fiber production possible, and we’ve been there ever since — working with leading fiber and cable manufacturers to bring the latest material advancements to the world’s telecommunications market. Today, DeSolite®, Cablelite® and Bufferlite® materials are the industry standard for fiber protection and identification worldwide. Around the globe, DSM is protecting network investments for the future.

DeSolite® Supercoatings significantly improve fiber microbending sensitivity at the fastest processing speeds, ensuring the best economy of high speed production and superior attenuation performance. In standard basket-weave testing, DeSolite® Supercoatings display 90% less sensitivity to microbend attenuation than prior systems—a performance advantage critical for today’s new FTTx designs, especially at the longer wavelengths of 1625nm.

In addition to improved microbending sensitivity, DeSolite® Supercoatings demonstrate high reliability in temperature extremes, ensuring a robust solution especially in low temperature environments. Other enhanced performance properties include:

• reduced volatility

• faster cure speed

• advanced mechanical properties

Combining the superior performance of DeSolite® Supercoatings with a product from DSM’s complete line of cabling materials can add further protection to your cable, enhance optical performance,and increase cable deployment rates.

Contact your DSM sales representative today to learn more.

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Product Use Key BenefitFiber CoatingsDeSolite® Supercoatings Superior fiber coating system designed for low

microbend performance from -60° C to 85°C• Robust processing, wet-on-wet or wet-on-

dry• Fast curing• Low attenuation• Excellent and reliable low temperature

performanceNext Gen DeSolite® Supercoatings

•DevelopedforbothWet-on-WetandWet-on-Dry processes •Providesuperiormicrobendingperformanceand robust field application

• Excellent Microbending • Fast cure• Low volatility• Superior robust field performance • High Nd

High Efficiency DeSolite® Coatings

A highly efficient DeSolite® optical fiber coating developed for fast curing speeds

• Enables high speed fiber draw• Low volatility for long preform drawing• Excellent and consistent Nd and tensile

strength performance• Suitable for wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry

processes• Supports improved robust field

performance under severe environmental conditions

InkCablelite® 751 Series Inks Ink system optimized for ribbon and loose

tube cable designs• Fast cure• Robust processing at varing line speeds for

all 12 colorsMatrixCablelite® 950-706 • Matrix material for various ribbon designs

• Industry standard for optical fiber ribboning• Outstanding ribbon break-out• performance with DX-1000• Fast cure• Very low water sensitivity• Excellent low temperature performance

Tight Buffer MaterialsBufferlite® DU-2008 • One coat buffer solution

• Ideal for latest FTTx designs• Fast, one step processing• Clear coat• Design versatility, 500 to 900um designs• Excellent strip performance

Mulit-Fiber UnitsCablelite® 3287-9-39A Soft, flexible matrix for blown fiber (EPFU) and

compact fiber (CFU) units• Proven field performance• Dimensionally stable• Durable• Moisture proof

Cablelite® 3287-9-75 Clear outer matrix for blown fiber (EPFU) and compact fiber (CFU) units

• Blowability• Excellent bending radius• Compatibility/proven field performance

with 3287-9-39A

Robust solutions for your fiber & cabling needs

DSM Functional Materials Fiber Optic CoatingsFor more information, please visit:www.supercoatings.comor contact:

General Emaildesolite.supercoatings@dsm.com

North AmericaDSM Funcational Materials1122 Saint Charles StreetElgin, Illinois 60120USAPhone: +1.847.697.0400

EuropeDSM Funcational MaterialsSlachthuisweg 303151 XN Hoek van HollandThe NetherlandsPhone: +31.174.315.391

Asia PacificDSM Funcational Materials476 Li Bing RoadZhangjiang Hi-Tech ParkPudong New AreaShanghai 201203ChinaPhone: +86.21.6141.8064

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DSM’s State of-the-Art Testing CapabilityDSM utilizes state-of-the art techniques that have proven critical for characterizing coatings and their on-fiber performance. These techniques are key to ensuring fiber robustness and protecting network investments for the future.

During the product development process, careful analysis is conducted on how new DSM materials behave in their liquid and cured states. This characterization allows DSM to predict actual performance benefits that will be realized on customer production lines.

DSM has developed and assembled a set of tools that takes fiber characterization to a new level, from liquid to on-fiber properties:

•Coatingliquidcharacterization

•Coatingfilmcharacterization

•Curingprocesscharacterization–realtimeDMA,realtimeFTIRandPhotoDSC

•Drawtowersimulator(DTS)

•Coatedopticalfibercharacterization–in-situmodulus,in-situDMA,it-situTg