Cables
US4038489A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4416
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cable for dielectric optical waveguides has the dielectric optical waveguides arranged in segmented compartments. Tensile members are provided in the core of the cable and/or externally of the segmented compartments. This particular cable construction prevents the dielectric optical waveguides being subjected to excessive tensile stress.
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