Optical transmisson line and multiconductor flat cable incorporating same
US4741594A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4416
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical transmission line is provided comprising an elongate light guide surrounded by a layer of a porous plastic, preferably expanded, porous polytetrafluoroethylene, and having at least one reinforcing strand, such as a wire, positioned outside of the porous plastic layer, this entire assembly encased in a resin sheath having a rectangular cross-section such that the light guide is positioned at the center of the cross-section of the resin sheath along the length of this transmission line. Multiconductor flat cable is provided by bonding a multiplicity of these optical transmission lines together. The transmission line is useful for transmitting optical energy signals.
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