Optical fiber communication cables and method and apparatus for assembling same
US4577925A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4488
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An individually armored fiber optic core assembly having a diameter less than about 0.050" is provided as well as a process for making same. A fiber optic core comprising a fiber optic element and a surrounding protective layer is encased within a drawn metal sheath having a generally longitudinally extending seam. The ratio of the outside diameter of the fiber optic core to the inside diameter of the metal sheath is at least about 0.6:1.
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