<s>
Recoating	B-Device
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
restoring	O
the	O
primary	O
coating	O
to	O
stripped	O
optical	B-Architecture
fiber	I-Architecture
sections	O
after	O
fusion	O
splicing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
recoating	B-Device
process	O
,	O
the	O
spliced	O
fiber	O
is	O
restored	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
shape	O
and	O
strength	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
recoater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stripped	O
fiber	O
section	O
is	O
recoated	O
by	O
filling	O
a	O
recoating	B-Device
resin	O
,	O
usually	O
acrylate	O
into	O
transparent	O
moulds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resin	O
is	O
then	O
cured	O
with	O
UV	B-Application
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
desirable	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
proof-test	O
after	O
recoating	B-Device
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
splice	O
is	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
survive	O
handling	O
,	O
packaging	O
and	O
extended	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recoated	O
splices	O
can	O
usually	O
be	O
coiled	O
into	O
a	O
tight	O
radius	O
because	O
the	O
recoated	O
fiber	O
section	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
flexible	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
polymer	B-Language
coating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
employed	O
in	O
the	O
assembly	O
of	O
undersea	O
optical	B-Architecture
fiber	I-Architecture
cables	O
where	O
high	O
fusion	O
splice	O
strength	O
is	O
already	O
necessitated	O
by	O
stringent	O
reliability	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
optical	B-Device
fiber	I-Device
recoating	I-Device
is	O
attractive	O
in	O
submarine	O
communications	O
cabling	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
cross	O
section	O
of	O
recoated	O
fibers	O
matches	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
fiber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercial	O
optical	B-Architecture
fiber	I-Architecture
recoaters	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
firms	O
Nyfors	O
Teknologi	O
AB	O
and	O
LM	O
Ericsson	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
for	O
the	O
telecommunications	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
