Ribbon conductor comprising a plurality of light waveguides and a method of manufacture
US4752112A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4403
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ribbon conductor has a plurality of light waveguides arranged in side-by-side row and surrounded by a common protective sheath, each of the light waveguides includes an optical fiber having a coating of hard material, a gliding layer on the coating, and a loose protective sheath. The outer common sheath of the ribbon conductor surrounds the row of side-by-side waveguides and contacts the outer two waveguides of the row with a substantially semi-cylindrical contact area while it contacts the inner waveguides of the row in two tangentially arranged contact regions.
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