9 Coated fiber optic components, namely, thin-film coated fibers, metallized fibers, oxide coated fibers, nitride coated fibers, carbide coated fibers, diamond coated fibers, diamond-like coated fibers, solder-coated fibers, anti-reflection coated fibers, oxide coated lenses, anti-reflection coated lenses, oxide coated filters, anti-reflection coated filters