Optical fiber cable
US11287591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/441
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes: a sheath; and a core that is housed in the sheath and includes an intermittently-adhered optical fiber ribbon including optical fibers and adhesive portions for intermittently adhering the optical fibers in a longitudinal direction. Recesses and protrusions are disposed alternately in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential surface of the sheath. The recesses each include: two connecting portions respectively connected to radial inner ends of two adjacent protrusions; and a bottom surface positioned between the two connecting portions.
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