Submarine optical fiber cable with dam means
US4684213A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4427
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A submarine optical fiber cable includes inner and outer dams at suitable intervals for limiting water flow in the cable. The outer dams are formed in a space between inner and outer metal tubes of a pressure resisting sheath of the cable, and the inner dams are formed in the inner tube in which an optical fiber unit is enclosed. Each dam is made of a sticky compound or a jelly of plastics resin which is loaded at the dam position. The cable is also provided with a scale which represents distance from one end of the cable.
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