Submarine communication cable including optical fibres within an electrically conductive tube
US4278835A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4427
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A submarine communications cable comprising a plurality of optical fibres extending longitudinally, an electrically conductive tube surrounding the plurality of fibres with radial clearance, the electrically conductive tube allowing the transmission of electrical power between repeaters and being rigid so that when incorporated in the cable it resists hydrostatic pressure at the sea bed.
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