There is disclosed an optical fiber coated with a carbon layer in which carbon coating layer is formed by thermally decomposing a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon compound having 15 or less carbon atoms. There is also disclosed an apparatus for producing the optical fiber coated with at least one...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US4964694?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4964694 - Optical fiber and apparatus for producing same
