About Us

DSM Desotech is the world’s leading developer of optical fiber coatings—a critical component of today’s high-speed fiber networks. More than 40 years ago, DSM designed the first UV-curable coatings that would make mass fiber production possible. Today, DSM is the only fiber coatings supplier in the world actively developing next-generation coating systems to address the industry’s most advanced network performance requirements.

Fiber coatings have two very important functions:

• Allow fiber and cable manufacturers to physically work with very delicate strands of glass fiber, approximately the size of a human hair
• Allow fiber to carry signal at a tremendous rate of speed with as little interruption or distortion as possible.

DSM’s DeSolite® fiber coating systems consist of a soft inner primary coating to protect against microbending and attenuation, followed by a harder secondary coating for mechanical protection and a slick surface for handling.

DeSolite Supercoatings™, DSM’s newest generation of materials, have been engineered for improved microbend sensitivity, which minimizes a fiber's signal loss over time and distance. In addition, these systems demonstrate high reliability in temperature extremes, ensuring a robust solution especially in low temperature environments.

Locations

DSM Desotech Inc.
1122 St. Charles Street
Elgin, IL 60120
USA
Tel: (800) 222-7189 (USA)
Tel: +1-847-697-0400
Fax: +1-847-468-7785

DSM Desotech bv
P.O. Box 68
3150 AB Hoek van Holland
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-1743 15391
Fax: +31 1743 15530

DSM Desotech - Asia
No.476, Li Bing Road,
Zhangjiang High-Tech Park,
Pudong Area, Shanghai 201203,
China
Tel: +86-21-6141-8188
Fax: +86-21-6171-8412

Websites

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